About The Word Apheresis
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Apheresis
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What's The Definition Of Apheresis?
[n] a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
[n] (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' Synonyms | Synonyms for Apheresis: aphaeresis | pheresis Related Terms | Find terms related to Apheresis: See Also | deletion | dialysis | omission | plasmapheresis | plateletpheresis Apheresis In Webster's Dictionary \A*pher"e*sis\ (?; 277), n. [L. aphaeresis, Gr. ?, fr.
? to take away; ? + ? to take.]
1. (Gram.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the
beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.
2. (Surg.) An operation by which any part is separated from
the rest. [Obs.] --Dunglison.
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