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~ a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
apheresis
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~ (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
aphesis
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~ the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
aphid
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~ any of various small plant-sucking insects
Aphididae
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~ small soft-bodied plant lice
aphis
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~ type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
aphonia
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~ a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
aphorism
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~ a short pithy instructive saying
aphorist
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~ someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
Aphriza
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~ a genus of Scolopacidae
aphrodisia
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~ a desire for heterosexual intimacy
aphrodisiac
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~ a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
aphrodite
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~ goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Aphrophora
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~ a genus of Cercopidae
Aphyllanthaceae
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~ one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
Aphyllanthes
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~ one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
aphyllophorales
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~ includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
Apia
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~ the capital of Western Samoa
Apiaceae
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~ plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill