apheresis
/ɛɪfəˈriːsɪs
/noun [mass noun] (plural aphereses /ɛɪfəˈriːsiːz/)
1 Linguistics Omission of the initial sound of a word, as when he is is pronounced he’s.In some words initial e has been lost by aphaeresis: squire from esquire, sample from example, state from estate....
- When the indefinite article was being restored to its separate existence, the word ‘atomy’ was falsely coined from ‘anatomy’ through aphaeresis, by the removal of the supposed indefinite article.
2 Medicine A technique by which a particular substance or component is removed from the blood, the main volume being returned to the body.Another method used for separating out some of the components of blood consists of a technique known as apheresis....
- Removing blood stem cells from your blood during apheresis doesn't hurt.
- Platelets collected by apheresis were counted as single units.
Origin
Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek aphairesis, from aphairein 'take away', from apo 'from' + hairein 'take'.
- raised crust
- raised eyebrow
- raised mire
- raisedness
- raised pie
- raised ranch
- raised work
- raise hell
- raise hob
- raise one's eyebrows
- raise one's eyebrows (or an eyebrow)
- raise one's glass
- raise one's hand
- raise one's hat
- raise one's (or the) standard
- raise (or lower) one's sights
- raiser
- raiser-up
- raise the devil
- raise the roof
- raisin
- raisin bran
- raising agent
- raising bee
- raising cloth