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hemoperfusion

Noun

Meaning

hemoperfusion (plural hemoperfusions)

(medicine) A procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood by passing it through a column of charcoal or other adsorbent material

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Hemodialysis and hemoperfusion are also used to remove thallium from the blood serum. Source: Internet

Successful use of charcoal hemoperfusion has been claimed in patients with severe aconitine poisoning. citation Poisoning may also occur following picking the leaves without wearing gloves; the aconitine toxin is absorbed easily through the skin. Source: Internet

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