pheresis
pheresis · phereses
Synonym of apheresisSynonym of apheresis.
US/fəˈɹisɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of apheresis.
More definitions
- 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
Origin
In medicine, perhaps a back-formation from compounds such as plasmapheresis. The linguistiIn medicine, perhaps a back-formation from compounds such as plasmapheresis. The linguistics term may be a self-referential pun as with haplogy for haplology.
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Forms
plural: pheresesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedplateletpheresis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.