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Words related to transfusion
trans·fu·sion
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apheresis
the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word -
blood transfusion
A blood transfusion is a process in which blood is injected into the body of a person who is badly injured or ill. -
cord blood
blood from the placenta drawn through the newly severed umbilical cord, collected for study or for possible transfusion to treat disease in the child. -
cross matching
the testing for compatibility of a donor's and a recipient's blood prior to transfusion, in which serum of each is mixed with red blood cells of the other and observed for hemagglutination. -
donor
a person who gives or donates. -
hemotherapy
therapy by means of blood, serum, or plasma transfusion.