English word apheresis comes from Ancient Greek ἀφαιρέω, Ancient Greek -σις
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ἀφαιρέω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| -σις | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| ἀφαίρεσις | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| aphaeresis | Latin (lat) | |
| apheresis | English (eng) | (linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.. (medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.. (medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a [...] |