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noun
A laboratory procedure where white blood cells are separated from a sample of blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology tree English leuko- Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Indo-European *selh1-der.? Ancient Greek αἱρέω (hairéō) Ancient Greek ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσῐς (aphaíresĭs)der. Latin aphaeresisder. English apheresis English leukapheresis From leuko- + apheresis.
