| aphaeresis | (noun) (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | Synonyms: apheresis |
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| aphagia | (noun) loss of the ability to swallow | - |
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| aphakia | (noun) absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) | - |
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| aphakic | (noun) someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes | - |
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| aphanite | (noun) fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye | - |
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| aphasia | (noun) inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion | - |
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| aphasic | (noun) someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language | - |
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| aphelion | (noun) apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun | - |
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| apheresis | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: pheresis |
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| (noun) (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | Synonyms: aphaeresis |
| aphesis | (noun) the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire' | - |
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| aphid | (noun) any of various small plant-sucking insects | - |
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| aphonia | (noun) a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice | Synonyms: voicelessness |
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| aphorism | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: apophthegm, apothegm |
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| aphorist | (noun) someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms | - |
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| aphrodisia | (noun) a desire for heterosexual intimacy | - |
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| aphrodisiac | (noun) a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire | - |
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