(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
source: WordNet 3.0
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
source: WordNet 3.0
The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.
