pheresis

[ fuh-ree-sis, fer-uh- ]
/ fəˈri sɪs, ˈfɛr ə- /

noun Medicine/Medical Informal.

apheresis, especially plasmapheresis.

Origin of pheresis

probably by construal of plasmapheresis as plasma + -pheresis

Medical definitions for pheresis

pheresis
[ fə-rēsĭs, fĕrĭ- ]

n.

Apheresis.