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📚 noun • entry_id 30652

apheresis

/əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
aféresis
Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.
Phrases
aphaereticaphereticerythrapheresiserythrocytapheresiserythropheresisleukapheresisleukocytapheresisphotopheresisthrombocytapheresis
Word forms
aphaeresisapheresesaphæresis