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splitter

splitter
 n.— «Schaffler estimates that Armstrong has helped as many as 600 patients. Armstrong is what’s known as a splitter, meaning each time he donates his platelets can serve up to three people.» —“Platelet donor gives gift of life” by Suzanne Labarre Newsday June 26, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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