# pheresis

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈɹisɪs/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of apheresis.

## Etymology
In medicine, perhaps a back-formation from compounds such as plasmapheresis. The linguistics term may be a self-referential pun as with haplogy for haplology.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pheresis