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9-letter words (3 found)

APHERESIS,PHARISEES,SPHAIREES,

8-letter words (10 found)

ASHERIES,PARISHES,PERISHES,PHARISEE,PHERESIS,RESHAPES,SHARPIES,SPHAERES,SPHAIREE,SPHEARES,

7-letter words (43 found)

APERIES,APHESES,APHESIS,ARISHES,ASPERSE,ASPIRES,EPEIRAS,ESPIERS,HARPIES,HEAPERS,HEAPIER,HEARSES,HEIRESS,HERISSE,PARESES,PARESIS,PARISES,PHASERS,PHRASES,PISHERS,PRAESES,PRAISES,PREASES,PREASSE,PRESSIE,RASHIES,RASPISH,RESHAPE,RESHIPS,SERAPES,SERAPHS,SERIPHS,SHAPERS,SHARPIE,SHERIAS,SHERPAS,SPAHEES,SPHAERE,SPHAERS,SPHEARE,SPHEARS,SPHERES,SPIREAS,

6-letter words (101 found)

AERIES,ARISES,ASHIER,ASPERS,ASPIES,ASPIRE,ASPISH,EASERS,EASIER,EASIES,EPEIRA,EPRISE,ERASES,ESPIER,ESPIES,HAERES,HEAPER,HEARES,HEARIE,HEARSE,HEPARS,HERIES,HERPES,HERSES,HIREES,HISSER,PAIRES,PARIES,PARISH,PARSES,PASHES,PASSEE,PASSER,PEARES,PEASES,PEISES,PERAIS,PEREIA,PERISH,PERSES,PHARES,PHASER,PHASES,PHASIS,PHEERS,PHESES,PHRASE,PISHER,PISHES,PISSER,PRAISE,PRASES,PREASE,PRESES,PRISES,RAISES,RAPHES,RAPHIS,RASHES,RASHIE,REISES,REPASS,RESHES,RESHIP,SAREES,SEHRIS,SEISER,SEPIAS,SERAIS,SERAPE,SERAPH,SERIES,SERIPH,SHAPER,SHAPES,SHARES,SHARPS,SHEARS,SHEERS,SHERIA,SHERPA,SHIERS,SHIRES,SIREES,SPAERS,SPAHEE,SPAHIS,SPARES,SPARSE,SPEARS,SPEERS,SPEIRS,SPEISE,SPERSE,SPHAER,SPHEAR,SPHERE,SPIERS,SPIREA,SPIRES,SPREES,

5-letter words (128 found)

AERIE,AESIR,APERS,APHIS,APISH,APRES,APSES,APSIS,ARISE,ARISH,ARSES,ARSIS,ASHES,ASPER,ASPIE,ASPIS,EASER,EASES,EPHAS,EPRIS,ERASE,ERSES,HAIRS,HARES,HARPS,HASPS,HEAPS,HEARE,HEARS,HEIRS,HEPAR,HERES,HERSE,HESPS,HIREE,HIRES,ISHES,PAIRE,PAIRS,PAISE,PARES,PARIS,PARSE,PASES,PASSE,PEARE,PEARS,PEASE,PEERS,PEISE,PERAI,PEREA,PERES,PERIS,PERSE,PHARE,PHASE,PHEER,PHESE,PIERS,PISES,PRASE,PREES,PRESA,PRESE,PRESS,PRIES,PRISE,PRISS,RAISE,RAPES,RAPHE,RASES,RASPS,RASSE,REAIS,REAPS,RESES,RHEAS,RHIES,RIPES,RISES,RISPS,SAIRS,SAREE,SARIS,SASER,SEARE,SEARS,SEASE,SEEPS,SEERS,SEHRI,SEIRS,SEISE,SEPIA,SERAI,SERES,SHAPE,SHAPS,SHARE,SHARP,SHEAR,SHEAS,SHEEP,SHEER,SHERE,SHIER,SHIES,SHIPS,SHIRE,SHIRS,SHRIS,SIPES,SIREE,SIRES,SPAER,SPAES,SPAHI,SPARE,SPARS,SPEAR,SPEER,SPEIR,SPIER,SPIES,SPIRE,SPREE,

4-letter words (114 found)

AHIS,AIRS,APER,APES,APSE,ARES,ARIS,ARSE,ASPS,EARS,EASE,EISH,EPHA,ERAS,ERES,ESES,ESSE,HAES,HAIR,HAPS,HARE,HARP,HASP,HASS,HEAP,HEAR,HEIR,HEPS,HERE,HERS,HESP,HIES,HIPS,HIRE,HISS,IRES,PAHS,PAIR,PAIS,PARE,PARS,PASE,PASH,PASS,PEAR,PEAS,PEER,PEES,PEHS,PERE,PERI,PHIS,PIAS,PIER,PIES,PIRS,PISE,PISH,PISS,PREE,PSIS,RAHS,RAIS,RAPE,RAPS,RASE,RASH,RASP,REAP,REES,REHS,REIS,REPS,RESH,RHEA,RIAS,RIPE,RIPS,RISE,RISP,SAIR,SAIS,SAPS,SARI,SARS,SASH,SEAR,SEAS,SEEP,SEER,SEES,SEIR,SEIS,SEPS,SERA,SERE,SERS,SESE,SESH,SHEA,SHES,SHIP,SHIR,SHRI,SIES,SIPE,SIPS,SIRE,SIRS,SPAE,SPAR,SPAS,SPIE,SRIS,

3-letter words (69 found)

AHI,AHS,AIR,AIS,APE,ARE,ARS,ASH,ASP,ASS,EAR,EAS,EHS,ERA,ERE,ERS,ESS,HAE,HAP,HAS,HEP,HER,HES,HIE,HIP,HIS,IRE,ISH,PAH,PAR,PAS,PEA,PEE,PEH,PER,PES,PHI,PIA,PIE,PIR,PIS,PRE,PSI,RAH,RAI,RAP,RAS,REE,REH,REI,REP,RES,RIA,RIP,SAE,SAI,SAP,SAR,SEA,SEE,SEI,SER,SHA,SHE,SIP,SIR,SIS,SPA,SRI,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AH,AI,AR,AS,EA,EE,EH,ER,ES,HA,HE,HI,IS,PA,PE,PI,RE,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 489 words from apheresis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of apheresis

apheresis

Alternative forms

  • aphaeresis (UK, Canada)
  • aphæresis (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin aphaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō) (from ἀφ- (aph-), variant of ἀπό (apó, “off, away from”) before an aspirated vowel) + αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take; to snatch”)) + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns of action); the grammatical sense developed in Latin.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: əfîʹrĭsĭs, IPA(key): /əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/,
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈfɛɹəsɪs/ (linguistics)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæfəˈɹisɪs/ (medicine)

Noun

apheresis (countable and uncountable, plural aphereses) (US, Canada)

  1. (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) 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
    Hyponym: aphesis
    Coordinate terms: syncope, apocope, elision, clipping, abbreviation
  2. (medicine, 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: pheresis, hemapheresis
  3. (medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
    Hyponym: bloodletting

Hyponyms

  • aphesis

Derived terms

  • aphaeretic, apheretic

Translations

See also

  • aphesis

References

Further reading

  • Apheresis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Apheresis (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Pharisees

Source: wiktionary.org