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Blood Transfusion

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Definition: The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed)  TN 186: differentiate among various "transfusion" concepts; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; for whole blood or unspecified transfusion: note that BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION & BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL & its specifics are available   
See Also Blood Group Incompatibility; Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Examples Blood Component Transfusion; Blood Transfusion, Autologous; Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; Plasma Exchange 		Other names Transfusions, Blood; Transfusion, Blood; Blood Transfusions

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