Procedure whereby plasma is separated and extracted from anticoagulated whole blood and the red cells retransfused to the donor. Plasmapheresis is also employed for therapeutic use.
Varve
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to varve 1, v. to repeat a thoroughly un-funny joke ad nauseam - to the point that it becomes funny, due to the repetition and absurdity;
n. a joke thus repeated.
Varve meaning & definition 1 of Varve.
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A pair of thin layers of clay and silt of contrasting colour and texture which represent the deposit of a single year (summer and winter) in a lake. Such layers can be measured to determine the chronology of glacial sediments.
Varve meaning & definition 2 of Varve.
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