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Plateletpheresis

Definition: Plateletpheresis refers to a medical procedure that involves the separation and collection of platelets from blood, typically through a machine called an apheresis machine.

Noun: In the medical field, plateletpheresis is commonly used to treat individuals with conditions related to low platelet count.

Sample Sentence: Plateletpheresis is often used in the treatment of patients with bleeding disorders or undergoing certain medical procedures like organ transplantation.

Verb: Medical professionals perform plateletpheresis to withdraw platelets from a donor's blood to be used for therapeutic purposes.

Sample Sentence: The hospital urgently needed to plateletpheresis a blood donor with a specific blood type to help save a patient's life.

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