according to National Cancer Institute/NIH,
Posted By: Elderberry on 2009-01-01
In Reply to: Apheresis versus Pheresis - brown72807
Subject: according to National Cancer Institute/NIH,
"pheresis (fer-E-sis)
A procedure in which blood is collected, part of the blood such as platelets or white blood cells is taken out, and the rest of the blood is returned to the donor. Also called apheresis."
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Subject: It was National Institute of Health
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