单词 | apheresis |
释义 | apheresis[ uh-fer-uh-sis for 1; af-uh-ree-sis for 2 ] / əˈfɛr ə sɪs for 1; ˌæf əˈri sɪs for 2 / nounAlso aphaeresis. the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire, or count for account. Medicine/Medical. the withdrawal of whole blood from the body, separation of one or more components, and return by transfusion of remaining blood to the donor. Origin of apheresis1605–15; <Late Latin aphaeresis<Greek aphaíresis a taking away, equivalent to aphairé(în) to take away (ap-ap-2 + haireîn to snatch) + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM apheresisaph·e·ret·ic [af-uh-ret-ik], /ˌæf əˈrɛt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby apheresisaphelandra, aphelion, apheliotropic, apheliotropism, aphemia, apheresis, aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for apheresisapheresis aphaeresis/ (əˈfɪərɪsɪs) / nounthe omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word a method of collecting blood from donors that enables its different components, such as the platelets or plasma, to be separated out Derived forms of apheresisapheretic or aphaeretic (ˌæfəˈrɛtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for apheresisC17: via Late Latin from Greek, from aphairein to remove Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for apheresisapheresis [ ăf′ə-rē′sĭs ] n.A procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into its components, some of which are retained, such as plasma or platelets, and the remainder returned by transfusion to the donor.hemapheresis The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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