- phe|re|sis
- phe|re|sis «fuh REE sihs», noun.= hemapheresis. (Cf. ↑hemapheresis)
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he|ma|phe|re|sis — «HEE muh fuh REE sihs», noun. a process for separating and removing part of the blood, while returning the remainder to the bloodstream. Hemapheresis is used in blood banks and in therapy. ╂[< hem + Greek aphaíresis a taking away] … Useful english dictionary
sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… … English syllables
Sis|y|phe|an — or Sis|y|phi|an «SIHS uh FEE uhn», adjective. of or having to do with Sisyphus … Useful english dictionary
Sis|y|phi|an — Sis|y|phe|an or Sis|y|phi|an «SIHS uh FEE uhn», adjective. of or having to do with Sisyphus … Useful english dictionary
pheresis — phe·re·sis … English syllables
y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
Pheresis — Procedure in which the blood is filtered, separated, and a portion retained, with the remainder being returned to the individual. There are various types of pheresis. In leukapheresis, the leukocytes (white blood cells) are removed. In… … Medical dictionary
leukapheresis — A procedure, analogous to plasmapheresis, in which leukocytes are removed from the withdrawn blood and the remainder of the blood is retransfused into the donor. [leuko + G. aphairesis, a withdrawal] * * * leu·ka·phe·re·sis .lü kə fə rē səs n, pl … Medical dictionary
plateletpheresis — Removal of blood from a donor with replacement of all blood components except platelets. [platelet + G. aphairesis, a withdrawal] * * * plate·let·phe·re·sis fə rē səs, fer ə səs n, pl re·ses .sēz apheresis used to collect blood platelets * … Medical dictionary
