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.
Jump the shark
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a term to describe a moment when somethin that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity.
Origin of this phrase comes from a Happy Days episode where the Fonz jumped a shark on waterskis. Thus was labeled the lowest point of the show.
Jump the shark meaning & definition 1 of Jump the shark.
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The precise moment when you know a program, band, actor, politician, or other public figure has taken a turn for the worse, gone downhill, become irreversibly bad, is unredeemable, etc.; the moment you realize decay has set in.
Jump the shark meaning & definition 2 of Jump the shark.
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Original meaning was the point when a television series shows it has run out of ideas and must resort to stunts to retain viewer interest. Derived from a scene in the last years of Happy Days when the Fonz waterskied over a shark. Includes actions such as it was all a dream episodes, live episodes, lead actors playing guest characters, and putting entire cast into a parody of some pop cultural event.
Jump the shark meaning & definition 3 of Jump the shark.
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Refers to the specific moment when a TV show goes downhill. From the Happy Days episode where Fonzie overcomes his fear of sharks by jumping over one while wearing water skis.
Jump the shark meaning & definition 4 of Jump the shark.
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when something stops getting better and starts getting worse
Jump the shark meaning & definition 5 of Jump the shark.
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Hung around too long. Kept something going when it had obviously run its course or became useless.
Jump the shark meaning & definition 6 of Jump the shark.
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to reach the point where the poupularity of a show, movie, musician, or any other pop culture icon declines in popularity (refers to an episode of The 1960s TV show, Happy Days where Fonz jumps over a shark while water skiing, see also [jump the couch])
Jump the shark meaning & definition 7 of Jump the shark.