Apheresis

[æ'fiәrisis]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

Typist: Sophie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.

(n.) An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.

Typed by Carla