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1. (n.) apheresis
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.
Etymology: (1605–15; < LL aphaeresis < Gk aphaíresis removal)
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1. (noun) aphaeresis, apheresis
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
2. (noun) apheresis, pheresis
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
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1. (noun) apheresis
the dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute
2. (noun) apheresis
an operation by which any part is separated from the rest
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