Definition of apheresis

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Definition of apheresis

  • (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pheresis

See definition of apheresis in Merriam Webster