Platelet apheresis Transfusion medicine The centrifugal separation of platelets from whole blood, with continuous or intermittent return of the RBCs and platelet-poor plasma to the donor; plateletpheresis is a form of exchange transfusion used for Pts with extremely highâ> 1-1.5 x 109/L platelet counts, which is linked to severe thrombotic and ...
1. hypocrite-a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives. dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, phony, pretender. beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat-someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.
The word is an amalgam of the Greek prefix hypo-, meaning under, and the verb krinein, meaning to sift or decide. Thus the original meaning implied a deficiency in the ability to sift or decide. This deficiency, as it pertains to one's own beliefs and feelings, informs the word's contemporary meaning.he word hypocrisy comes from the Greek á½ÏÏÎºÏÎ¹ÏÎ¹Ï (hypokrisis), which means play-acting, acting out, coward or dissembling.