apheresis

Noun

Meaning

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

An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aphaeresis pheresis apostrophe omission ellipsis apocope aphetic dialyze blood transfusion aphesis plasmapheresis asyndeton elision gapping plateletpheresis

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Hypernyms

omission deletion dialysis

Hyponyms

plasmapheresis plateletpheresis

Phrases with the word

platelet apheresis platelet granulocyte apheresis platelet mononuclear cell apheresis platelet red blood cell apheresis

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Examples

During a plasma donation, an apheresis machine separates the parts of the blood, collecting only the plasma and returning everything else back to the donor. Source: Internet

The collection process for this type of plasma is the same as standard apheresis collection, she noted. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aphephobia aphercotropism apheresed apheretic aphesis apheta