Medicine:Hemotherapy
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Hemotherapy (/hiːməˈθɛrəpi/ HEE-mə-THERR-ə-pee) or hemotherapeutics (/hiːməθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks/ HEE-mə-THERR-ə-PEW-tiks) is the treatment of disease by the use of blood or blood products from blood donation (by others or for oneself).[1] It includes various types, such as:[citation needed]
- Blood transfusion
- Packed red blood cells transfusion
- Fresh frozen plasma transfusion
- Plasmapheresis of various kinds, including plasma exchange
- Autohemotherapy, with autologous blood that is usually modified in some way
References
- ↑ Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/unabridged/, retrieved 2017-08-24.
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