Definition of apheresis Apheresis
a•pher•e•sis
We found 8 definitions of apheresis from 5 different sources.
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What does apheresis mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: apheresises |
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| apheresis - 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 | ||
| pheresis | ||
| dialysis separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes | ||
| plasmapheresis plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor | ||
| apheresis - (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | ||
| aphaeresis | ||
| deletion, omission the act of deleting something written or printed | ||
| linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature | ||
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Wiktionary 
- apheresis (Noun)
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. - apheresis (Noun)
Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity especially a pathological one from the body, especially blood.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apheresis (n.)
The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute. - apheresis (n.)
An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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apheresis
See Aphæresis
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🔤- apheresis, noun, singular of aphereses.
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