Apheresis has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
2
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
3
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; procope.
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