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Meaning of apheresis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/

Definitions

  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.
    Canada, US, countable, uncountable
  2. 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).
    Canada, US, countable, specific, uncountable
  3. Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
    Canada, US, countable, general, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Ελληνικά αφαίρεση
Español aféresis
Suomi afereesi
Français aphérèse
Italiano aferesi
한국어 체외채혈
Nederlands aferese aferesis
Polski afereza
Português aférese
Русский афере́з

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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