As nouns the difference between taxonomy and apheresis
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while apheresis is elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of {{term||special}} from {{term||especial}}; procope.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
apheresis
English
Alternative forms
* aphaeresis (qualifier)
* (archaic)
Noun
(aphereses) (qualifier)
(linguistics, prosody)[ Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of (term) from (term); procope.][ ]
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
(medicine, general, obsolete)[ Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood. ]
Synonyms
* (medicine) pheresis, hemapheresis
* (linguistics) prosiopesis
Hyponyms
* aphesis
Coordinate terms
* (linguistics) syncope, apocope
Derived terms
* aphaeretic, apheretic
Anagrams
*
References