Meaning of apheresis | Babel Free
/əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/Definitions
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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
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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
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Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood. Canada, US, countable, general, obsolete, uncountable
Equivalents
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.