Apheresis is a medical procedure in which blood is taken from a donor, certain components are removed, and the rest is returned to the donor. It is often used to collect specific blood components like platelets or plasma for medical purposes.

It is a word element that mean a state or condition.

From Strong's (859)

The transliterated word is Aphesis and it means to release from bondage or imprisonment. Concerning sins it means to let them go as if they had never been committed.

So, when we receive forgiveness, we're receiving a pardon from the penalty of death and we get to start over with a clean slate.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern -P---IS. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter P and 6th letter I and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are:

aphesis

epacris

ephelis

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern --H-SI-. That is, seven letter words with 3rd letter H and 5th letter S and 6th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are:

aphasia

aphasic

aphesis