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Apheresis

noun

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

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. Synonym: pheresis.

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Words linked to "Apheresis" : plateletpheresis, apheretic, aphaeresis, deletion, linguistics, omission, dialysis