1. The taking of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word. The removal of anything noxious. Amputation.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• aphaereswis,
• apharesis,
• aphearesis,
• zpheresis,
• spheresis,
• wpheresis,
• qpheresis,
• aoheresis,
• alheresis,
• a-heresis,
• a0heresis,
• apgeresis,
• apberesis,
• apneresis,
• aphesis,
• pheresid,
• pherasis,
• eythereous,
• sytapheresis,
• acohresis

• appreciably,
• appreciate,
• appreciable,
• appreciated,
• appressed,
• aphaeresis,
• appreciator.

The adjective form of the word "apheresis" is "apheretic".

The plural of the "apheresis" can be the "aphereses".

The singular of the "apheresis" can be the "apheresis".