apheresis
Noun
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referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of languageis a type of: deletion, omission - any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrasessame as: aphaeresis
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is a type of: dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranessubtypes:
- plasmapheresis - plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
- plateletpheresis - platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
same as: pheresis
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