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.
Origin and Etymology of hypocrisy. Middle English ypocrisie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide â more at certain. First Known Use: 13th century.