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PRONUNCIATION OF APHAERESIS

aphaeresis  [əˈfɪərɪsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APHAERESIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aphaeresis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APHAERESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aphaeresis

Apheresis

Apheresis (ἀφαίρεσις (aphairesis, “a taking away”)) is a medical technology in which the blood of a donor or patient is passed through an apparatus that separates out one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APHAERESIS


anagnorisis
ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs
analysis
əˈnælɪsɪs
apheresis
əˈfɪərɪsɪs
basis
ˈbeɪsɪs
chorisis
ˈkɔːrɪsɪs
crisis
ˈkraɪsɪs
diaeresis
daɪˈɛrɪsɪs
dieresis
daɪˈɛrɪsɪs
genesis
ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
hemoptysis
hɪˈmɒptɪsɪs
homeostasis
ˌhəʊmɪəʊˈsteɪsɪs
hydrolysis
haɪˈdrɒlɪsɪs
hypothesis
haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs
Isis
ˈaɪsɪs
Nemesis
ˈnɛmɪsɪs
oasis
əʊˈeɪsɪs
proairesis
prəʊˈɛərɪsɪs
synaeresis
sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs
syneresis
sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs
synthesis
ˈsɪnθɪsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APHAERESIS

apgar score
aphaeretic
aphagia
aphakia
aphanipterous
aphanite
aphanitic
aphasia
aphasiac
aphasic
aphelandra
aphelia
aphelian
aphelion
apheliotropic
apheliotropism
apheresis
apheretic
aphesis
aphetic

WORDS THAT END LIKE APHAERESIS

catachresis
cataphoresis
diaphoresis
diuresis
electrophoresis
encopresis
enuresis
general paresis
hysteresis
immunoelectrophoresis
iontophoresis
natriuresis
oliguresis
paraparesis
paresis
perichoresis
pheresis
plasmapheresis
synchoresis
synderesis
thesis

Synonyms and antonyms of aphaeresis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aphaeresis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APHAERESIS

Find out the translation of aphaeresis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aphaeresis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aphaeresis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

aphaeresis
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aféresis
570 millions of speakers

English

aphaeresis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aphaeresis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

aphaeresis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аферезис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aférese
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aphaeresis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aphérèse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aphaeresis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Apherese
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフェレーシス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

aphaeresis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aphaeresis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

aphaeresis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aphaeresis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपहेरेसीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aferez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aferesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aferezy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аферезис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afereza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφαίρεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aphaeresis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aferes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aphaeresis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aphaeresis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APHAERESIS»

The term «aphaeresis» is used very little and occupies the 160.956 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APHAERESIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aphaeresis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APHAERESIS»

Discover the use of aphaeresis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aphaeresis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Historical Linguistics
2.7.1.3 Aphaeresis (or apheresis) (atata > tata) Aphaeresis (from Greek aphairesis 'a taking away') refers to changes which delete the initial sound ( usually a vowel) of a word. Aphaeresis can be regular or sporadic. The sporadic change ...
Lisa Purse, Lyle Campbell, 2013
2
Language and Rhythm in Plautus: Synchronic and Diachronic ...
aphaeresis;5 outside of poetry, however, we know from inscriptions that aphaeresis did happen in these environments, as in scriptust (= -umst) CIL I2 1209, indiciost VI 14338, priuatast IX 4171, dedicatast X 3682.7, molestust, moriun<d>ust ...
Benjamin Fortson, 2008
3
Dissertationes Inaugurales Batavae
The aphaeresis is very frequent in D (7,1 %) and especially in L (15%) ; the aphaeresis in thesi prevails. The % of D points to affinity with Lucretius and Catullus (5,7 and 5,4 %) and also to Ovid (5,5 %), but Ovid prefers aphaeresis in arsi to that ...
4
Linguistic Structure and Change: An Explanation from ...
Contrary to the substitution and addition of syllables, syllabic loss, known as aphaeresis, is not at all uncommon. In particular, the constraints under which it operates are exactly the ones predicted by the speech error data. The omissions occur ...
Thomas Berg, 1998
5
Language History: An Introduction
APHAERESIS The loss of an initial sound— it is usually a vowel, but can be any sound— is known as aphaeresis. It is virtually unknown in the ancient Indo- European languages but is widely encountered in Romance and in the development ...
Andrew L. Sihler, 2000
6
Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology: With ...
word are deleted in the front (aphaeresis), at the back (apocope) or in the middle (syncope). The commonest and most frequent of the three (at least in African languages) is apocope. 11.9.18.1 Aphaeresis Aphaeresis is the process which ...
Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, 2008
7
Dialect Death: The Case of Brule Spanish
Examination of the Brule data recorded in the present study reveals the widespread nature of the process of aphaeresis in this dialect. Table 2 (below) shows the extent of this process with regard to word-initial a and e (in non-tonic position).
Charles E. Holloway, 1997
8
Annaeana Tragica: Notes On The Text Of Seneca's Tragedies
Similarly Oct has the only example in the whole corpus of elision (as opposed to aphaeresis) in ... and has four instances of aphaeresis occurring within a metron ( rather than at its end), in 3. contrast to only two in the Senecan plays (Ag.
John G. Fitch, 2004
9
A Glossary of Terms in Grammar, Rhetoric, and Prosody for ...
Aphaeresis (Gr, ἀφαίρεσις, “removal”) Aphaeresis is backwards elision, so to speak, i.e., when a junction ofvowels (II.b) or diphthongs (II.b) occurs between words (II.b) in poetry, the initial vowel ofthe second word is sometimes dropped ...
Richard Upsher Smith, Jr., 2011
10
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition
C. A. Perrone APHAERESIS (Gr., “a taking away”). In *prosody, the technical term for one form of elision, namely, omission of a word-initial syllable, esp. a vowel, e.g., 'gainst for against, mid for amid, 'neath for beneath. Aphaeresis of a syllable  ...
Stephen Cushman, Clare Cavanagh, Jahan Ramazani, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APHAERESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aphaeresis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fossils in Ethiopia Suggest Lucy Species Was Not Alone
... are not, that would mean yet one other species from the same period and the same region as the Lucy species, Australopithecus aphaeresis. «Times Gazette, May 15»
2
Denton man seeks plasma donation record, has given almost 900 …
Price, a security guard who lives in Denton, is attempting to win the Guinness World Records prize for blood donation-aphaeresis. On Feb. «Denton Record Chronicle, Apr 15»
3
Denton man pursues recognition from Guinness World Records for …
Aphaeresis is defined as “the removal of blood plasma from the body by the withdrawal of blood, its separation into plasma and cells, and the ... «Dallas Morning News, Apr 15»
4
Fossil boosts South Africa Claim To Be Cradle Of Humanity
That branch additionally has forks, with very little Foot known as genus Australopithecus Prometheus, and Australopithecus aphaeresis ... «Geek Infinite, Apr 15»
5
Naval hospital's blood bank recognized for professionalism
“It's not an uncommon practice to split the unit of blood into the different components, but it's more common to do aphaeresis collections, so if ... «Kitsap Sun, Feb 15»
6
Advanced Cell Technology Is Scaling Up Its Blood Program (ACTC)
Using the current blood bank storage conditions at 22-24°C, the viability and function of human platelets (collected by aphaeresis) can be ... «Seeking Alpha, Oct 14»
7
Aayush Hospitals to launch blood bank
... including fresh frozen plasma, packed red blood cells, platelets, cryoprecipitate, single donor platelets by aphaeresis, Dr. K. Gopala Krishna, ... «The Hindu, Jun 14»
8
SCB Medical College and Hospital begins bone marrow transplant
The SCB also has one of the most sophisticated equipment like latest stem cell aphaeresis machine, control rate freezer, liquid nitrogen unit, ... «Times of India, Apr 14»
9
SCB Sets National Milestone
The BMT unit has one of the most sophisticated equipment and machinery like the latest stem cell aphaeresis machine, control rate freezer, ... «The New Indian Express, Apr 14»
10
All Set for State's First Bone Marrow Transplant
The unit is being billed as one of the most sophisticated facilities with equipment and machinery like the latest stem cell aphaeresis machine, ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 14»

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