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.
Sea lion
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Any one of several large species of seals of the familyOtariidæ native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sealion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sealion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and theblack, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which iscommon on the rocks near San Francisco.
Sea lion meaning & definition 1 of Sea lion.
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a large seal (= sea animal) , found mainly in the Pacific, that has large ears and can move on land
Sea lion meaning & definition 2 of Sea lion.
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