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transfusion
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transfusion
the injection of blood, blood plasma, etc., into the blood vessels of a patient
transfusion [tranz′fyü·zhən]
(medicine)
The administration of blood, or one of its components, as a part of treatment.
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In the womb the girls suffered from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a disease of the placenta that can affect identical twins.
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Multiple births come with a high risk of problems, from anaemia and high blood pressure to twin-to-twin transfusion, where one twin takes blood from the other.
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But then doctors discovered unborn Emily and Alice were suffering from a deadly condition called Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
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