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apheresis

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
PH
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs

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noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in ‘coon’ for ‘raccoon’ or ‘till’ for ‘until’

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