Apheresis

Meaning

Noun

●

In Linguistics & Prosody:

Elision,

, or

of a

or

(syllable) from the

of a

, such as the development of

from

; procope.

●

In Medicine:

The

of blood from a

, and the

of certain

(such as

) from that blood,

the

of the

blood back to the

(patient).

●

In Medicine:

Extirpation or

of a

(especially a

one) from the body, especially blood.

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Origin

apheresis

English

aphaeresis

Latin

ἀφαίρεσις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Synonyms

Related

Transplantation

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