apheresis
[uh-fer-uh-sis for 1; af-uh-ree-sis for 2]
- Also aphaeresis. the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire, or count for account.
- Medicine/Medical. the withdrawal of whole blood from the body, separation of one or more components, and return by transfusion of remaining blood to the donor.
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Origin of apheresis
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apheresis
aphaeresis
- the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- a method of collecting blood from donors that enables its different components, such as the platelets or plasma, to be separated out
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Word Origin
C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from aphairein to remove
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apheresis
(ăf′ə-rē′sĭs)- 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.hemapheresis
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