aféresis

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, “to take away from”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take, grasp, seize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈfeɾesis/ [aˈfe.ɾe.sis] Rhymes: -eɾesis Syllabification: a‧fé‧re‧sis === Noun === aféresis f (plural aféresis) (medicine, linguistics) apheresis === Further reading === “aféresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025