Which term is used to describe the removal of blood from an individual, separation of the blood into its components, retention of one or more of these components, and reinfusion of the remainder of the blood back into the individual?

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Paxton Chapman

25 May, 07:48

Which term is used to describe the removal of blood from an individual, separation of the blood into its components, retention of one or more of these components, and reinfusion of the remainder of the blood back into the individual?

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Tripp Hicks · Answer 1

Apheresis

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Apheresis can be used to treat some disorders and it involves the temporal removal of blood from the veins and the use of machine to separate the cellular and soluble things found in the blood. Through this process, disease-causing components of the blood can be removed. The removed components from the blood can be replaced with similar components from another healthy donor