APHERESIS
\ɐfəɹˈiːsɪs], \ɐfəɹˈiːsɪs], \ɐ_f_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
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(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
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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
By Princeton University
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(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Any procedure in which blood is withdrawn from a donor, a portion is separated and retained and the remainder is returned to the donor.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
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An operation by which any part of the body is separated from the other. Hippocrates, according to Foesius, uses the expression Aphoeresis Sanguinis for excessive hemorrhage; and Sennertus, to express the condition of an animal deprived both of the faculties of the mind and of the mind itself.
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.