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Definition of Apheresis

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

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.

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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