1.Definition: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

Related Noun(s):aphaeresis

Category: General

2.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):pheresis

Category: General