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PLATELETPHERESIS


origination date: 02/09/2001
originator: Pamela
subject field: medicine: treatment
check date: 20/05/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAHEMATOPOIETIC-TREATMENT
ANCESTORSALL
CANCER-MEDICAL-SERVE
CANCER-TREATMENT
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
HEMATOPOIETIC-TREATMENT
MEDICAL-SERVE
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
TREATMENT-BY-BODY-PART-AFFECTED
TREATMENT-TO-ATTACK-CANCER
WORK-ACTIVITY


English
plateletpheresisterm type: main entry term
definition: procedure involving the removal of platelets from blood extracted from patients. The blood goes through a pheresis machine, which extracts the platelets, separating it from red and white blood cells. The remaining blood cells are then returned to the donor. This is a treatment for leukaemia to prevent or limit haemorrhaging. (en)
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10

Spanish
plaquetoaféresisterm type: main entry term
definition: procedimiento que consiste en la extracción de plaquetas de la sangre de pacientes. Se pasa la sangre por una máquina de féresis para extraer las plaquetas, separándolas del resto de los hematíes y leucocitos. Las células sanguíneas restantes se las devuelven al donante. Es un tratamiento para prevenir o limitar hemorragias en pacientes con leucemia. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
plaquetoféresisterm type: variant
definition: ver plaquetoaféresis. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 8
plaquetaféresisterm type: variant
definition: ver plaquetoaféresis. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 8