Around 44 percent of all Shiite mosques were established in the 1990s. Approximately 7 percent of mosques identified themselves as Shiite and 37 percent of those are in the West, especially California. Most Shiites at American mosques are South Asians, Arabs and Iranians.
plateletpheresis in Medicine. plateletpheresis plateÂ·letÂ·pheÂ·reÂ·sis (plÄt'lÄ­t-fÉ-rÄ'sÄ­s, -fÄr'É-) n. A process in which platelets are removed from donated blood and the remaining components are returned to the donor.
Intravenous pyelogram: An X-ray of the kidneys and urinary tract. Abbreviated IVP. Structures are made visible on an IVP by the injection of a contrast material.ntravenous pyelogram: An X-ray of the kidneys and urinary tract. Abbreviated IVP. Structures are made visible on an IVP by the injection of a contrast material.