aphæresis

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In the other EU countries whole blood or aphæresis donations are entirely based on altruism.

aphæresis

    Этимология

    () From Latin aphæresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphairesis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέειν (aphaireein) (from ἀφ- (aph-, “aph-”, variant of ἀπό (apo, “off”, “away from”) before an aspirated vowel) + αἱρέειν (aireein, “to take”, “to snatch”)) + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns of action); the grammatical sense developed in Latin.“” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
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