plasmapheresis

noun Medicine/Medical.

1. a type of apheresis in which blood cells are returned to the bloodstream of the donor and the plasma is used, as for tranfusion.

noun

1. (in blood transfusion) a technique for removing healthy or infected plasma by separating it from the red blood cells by settling or using a centrifuge and retransfusing the red blood cells into the donor or patient

n.

1. A process in which plasma is taken from donated blood and the remaining components, mostly red blood cells, are returned to the donor.