Definition

Noun A medical procedure in which platelets are separated from a donor's whole blood, and the remaining blood components are returned to the donor's circulation.

Usage

"Plateletpheresis" is a technical term used specifically in medical and healthcare contexts, particularly in transfusion medicine and hematology. It refers to the process of collecting platelets for therapeutic use.

Examples

• The hospital increased its supply of platelets through plateletpheresis.
• Regular donors can undergo plateletpheresis more frequently than whole blood donation.
• The plateletpheresis machine efficiently separates the components.

Advanced Usage

The term is often used in contrast to other apheresis procedures, such as plasmapheresis (collecting plasma) or leukapheresis (collecting white blood cells). It is a type of hemapheresis.

Variants and Related Words

• Plateletpheresis is the standard term. The procedure is sometimes informally called "platelet donation" or "apheresis donation."
• Apheresis (noun): The general process of separating and removing one component from whole blood.
• Hemapheresis (noun): The broader category of procedures involving the separation of blood components.

Synonyms

• Thrombocytapheresis (a more technical synonym)
• Platelet collection (a descriptive, non-technical phrase)

Different Meanings

"Plateletpheresis" has only one specific meaning related to the medical procedure for collecting platelets. It does not have other general definitions.

Noun

1. platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor