NOUN
  • Definition - 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.
  • Definition - (specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
  • Definition - (general) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
Words in your word
10 Letter Words
aphaeresis 15
9 Letter Words
apheresis 14 pharisees 14
8 Letter Words
parishes 13 perishes 13 pharisee 13 pheresis 13 reshapes 13 sharpies 13 spiraeas 10
5 Letter Words
aphis 10 apish 10 ephas 10 harps 10 hasps 10 heaps 10 pasha 10 phase 10 raphe 10 shape 10 sharp 10 sheep 10 ships 10 spahi 10 ashes 8 haars 8 hairs 8 hares 8 hears 8 heirs 8 heres 8 hiree 8 hires 8 rheas 8 share 8 shear 8 sheas 8 sheer 8 shier 8 shies 8 shire 8 shris 8 apers 7 apres 7 apses 7 apsis 7 arepa 7 asper 7 aspis 7 pairs 7 paisa 7 paise 7 parae 7 paras 7 pares 7 paris 7 parse 7 pases 7 passe 7 pears 7
4 Letter Words
epha 9 haps 9 harp 9 hasp 9 heap 9 heps 9 hips 9 pash 9 pehs 9 phis 9 pish 9 ship 9 aahs 7 ahis 7 haar 7 haes 7 hair 7 hare 7 hear 7 heir 7 here 7 hers 7 hies 7 hire 7 hiss 7 rash 7 resh 7 rhea 7 sash 7 sesh 7 shea 7 shes 7 shri 7 aper 6 apes 6 apse 6 asps 6 pair 6 para 6 pare 6 pars 6 pase 6 pass 6 pear 6 peas 6 peer 6 pees 6 pere 6 peri 6 pias 6
3 Letter Words
hap 8 hep 8 hip 8 pah 8 peh 8 phi 8 aah 6 aha 6 ahi 6 ahs 6 ash 6 hae 6 has 6 her 6 hes 6 hie 6 his 6 rah 6 sha 6 she 6 ape 5 asp 5 par 5 pas 5 pea 5 pee 5 per 5 pes 5 pia 5 pie 5 pis 5 psi 5 rap 5 rep 5 rip 5 sap 5 sip 5 spa 5 aas 3 air 3 ais 3 are 3 ars 3 ass 3 ear 3 era 3 ere 3 ers 3 ess 3 ire 3
2 Letter Words
ah 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 hi 5 sh 5 pa 4 pe 4 pi 4 aa 2 ae 2 ai 2 ar 2 as 2 er 2 es 2 is 2 re 2 si 2