Word Type

Noun

The word "apheresis" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

abbreviation aphesis apocope clipping elision plasmapheresis syncope

Derived Terms

aphaeretic apheretic erythrapheresis erythrocytapheresis erythropheresis leukapheresis leukocytapheresis photopheresis thrombocytapheresis

Context

general linguistics medicine prosody specific still current

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

deletion dialysis omission

Type Of (IsA)

dialysis

Related Terms

beginning blood body component donor elision extirpation extraction letter loss pathological patient platelet procope removal superfluity suppression syllable transfusion word

Similar Terms

syncope

Synonym Network

aphaeresis

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