afèresi

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aphaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈfɛ.ɾə.zi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈfɛ.ɾe.zi]

Noun

afèresi f (plural afèresis)

1. (linguistics, medicine) apheresis

Derived terms

• aferètic

Further reading

• “afèresi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.