apheresis vs deletion
deletion vs apheresisapheresis and deletion both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apheresis | Yes | No | No | No |
| deletion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
deletion is a hypernym of
apheresis; that is, deletion is a
word with a broader meaning than apheresis:
- apheresis: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
- deletion: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Other hypernyms of apheresis include
omission.
| apheresis (noun) | deletion (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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 | the act of deleting something written or printed |
| (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage |
| (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome | |
| any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases |
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