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Answer for the clue "Plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor ", 14 letters:
plasmapheresis

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Plasmapheresis (from the Greek πλάσμα—plasma , something molded, and ἀφαίρεσις—aphairesis , taking away) is the removal, treatment, and return of (components of) blood plasma from blood circulation . It is thus an extracorporeal therapy (a medical procedure ...

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n. plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate blood cells that are resuspended in a compatible solution and re-injected into the donor or patient.