APHAERESIS Synonyms
There are 2 synonyms of the word
aphaeresis.
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There are 2 hypernyms of the word aphaeresis. (close relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word aphaeresis. (close relations)
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Definition of APHAERESIS
Definition of APHAERESIS
Best Alternative Words for APHAERESIS
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pheresis | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
apheresis | nounn | |||||||
noun • (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' • 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 |