aphaeresis
[
uh
-
fer
-
uh
-sis]
/əˈfɛr ə sɪs/
noun
1.
apheresis
.
Related forms
aphaeretic
[af-
uh
-
ret
-ik]
/ˌæf əˈrɛt ɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
aphaeresis
aphaeresis
/
əˈfɪərɪsɪs
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
apheresis
Derived Forms
aphaeretic
(
ˌæfəˈrɛtɪk
)
adjective
apheresis
/
əˈfɪərɪsɪs
/
noun
1.
the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
2.
a method of collecting blood from donors that enables its different components, such as the platelets or plasma, to be separated out
Derived Forms
apheretic,
aphaeretic
(
ˌæfəˈrɛtɪk
)
adjective
Word Origin
C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from
aphairein
to remove