blood transfusion
noun
: a medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person
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But investigators learned the mom underwent oral surgery and had a blood transfusion, which deputies said contradicted the couple’s assertion that seeking medical care went against their beliefs, according to the affidavit.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Chagas can be spread through blood transfusion, organ transplants, consuming uncooked food contaminated with feces from infected bugs, accidental exposure in a lab and from pregnant women to their babies.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
The GoFundMe, which was established to pay for the child’s medical costs, earlier noted that Claudia lost a lot of blood and underwent a blood transfusion.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
White, a teenager, became an AIDS activist after contracting HIV from a blood transfusion for hemophilia.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Chagas can be spread through blood transfusion, organ transplants, consuming uncooked food contaminated with feces from infected bugs, accidental exposure in a lab and from pregnant women to their babies.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
The GoFundMe, which was established to pay for the child’s medical costs, earlier noted that Claudia lost a lot of blood and underwent a blood transfusion.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
White, a teenager, became an AIDS activist after contracting HIV from a blood transfusion for hemophilia.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Blood transfusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20transfusion. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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