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Rareapheresis
The correct spelling is apheresis.
How to pronounce apheresis
noun
IPA: /əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/
Say it like: Afe-res-is
The correct spelling is apheresis. 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; procope.
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Definition
noun
- 1.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; procope.
- 2.(specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
- 3.(general) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
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