[{"word":"apheresis","phonetic":"/əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/","audio":""},{"text":"/əˈfɛɹəsɪs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"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.","synonyms":["pheresis","procope"],"antonyms":[]},{"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).","synonyms":["hemapheresis","pheresis"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(general) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["hemapheresis","pheresis","pheresis","procope"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apheresis"]}]