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apheresis

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a·pher·e·sis  (-fr-ss)
n.
1. Linguistics Variant of aphaeresis.
2. aph·e·re·sis (f-rss) Medicine A procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into its components, some of which are retained, such as plasma or platelets, and the remainder returned by transfusion to the donor. Also called hemapheresis.
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Noun1.apheresis - (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
aphaeresis
linguistics - the scientific study of language
deletion, omission - any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
2.apheresis - 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
pheresis
dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
plasmapheresis - plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
plateletpheresis - platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor


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