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nounSynonym of apheresis.
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nouna 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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Origin
In medicine, perhaps a back-formation from compounds such as plasmapheresis. The linguistics term may be a self-referential pun as with haplogy for haplology.
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pheresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheresis
“pheresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheresis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pheresis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheresis.
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