Definition of Apheresis

1. Noun. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in 'coon' for 'raccoon' or 'till' for 'until'.

Exact synonyms: Aphaeresis
Category relationships: Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Deletion, Omission
Derivative terms: Aphaeretic, Apheretic

2. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Pheresis
Generic synonyms: Dialysis
Specialized synonyms: Plasmapheresis, Plateletpheresis
Derivative terms: Apheretic

Definition of Apheresis

1. n. The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.

Definition of Apheresis

1. [n -RESES]

Medical Definition of Apheresis

1. A technique in which blood products are separated from a donor and the desired elements collected and the rest returned to the donor. This has the advantage of specificity and a good harvest, for example a good platelet collection may be obtained from two or three donors in which the conventional method would involve up to ten donors. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apheresis

Aphasmidia
Aphasmidia
aphasy
aphelia
aphelian
aphelion
aphelion
aphelions
apheliotropism
aphemesthesia
aphemia
aphemic
aphephobia
aphereses
apheresis (current term)
apheresis (current term)
apheretic
apheses
aphesis
aphetic
aphetically
aphetise
aphetised
aphetises
aphetize
aphetized
aphetizes
aphicide
aphicides
aphid

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