# The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005, Paragraph 17


“Apheresis” means a method of obtaining one or more blood components by machine processing of whole blood in which the residual components of the blood are returned to the donor during or at the end of the process.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/50/schedule/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005/schedule/paragraph-17
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