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- 1. an injection of a volume of blood, previously taken from a healthy person, into a patient: "surgeons gave the boy a blood transfusion"
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Generally the process of receiving blood or blood products into one's circulation intravenously
Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. Early transfusions used whole blood, but modern medical practice commonly uses only components of the blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and other clotting factors. White blood cells ... Wikipedia