noun
plasmapheresis
Medical procedure in which blood plasma is separated from blood cells and removed, often for therapeutic purposes or donation.
血漿瀉血は自己免疫疾患の治療に用いられることがある。
Plasmapheresis is sometimes used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
Compound of 血漿 (blood plasma) and 瀉血 (bloodletting, phlebotomy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical procedure.