释义 |
apheresis /a-fēˈri-sis/ noun- A process in which blood from a donor is separated into its constituent parts, so that those that are required may be used for transfusion and the remainder returned to the donor
- (also aphaeˈresis) the taking away of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word (grammar)
ORIGIN: Gr apo away, and pherein to carry |