Kalmar “aphesis” suna ce da galibi tana nufin kalmar harshe ko yanayin likita, kuma ma’anarta na iya bambanta dangane da yanayin da ake amfani da ita. Ga ma’anoni guda biyu gama-gari: Linguistics: A ilimin harshe, “aphesis” na nufin hasarar sauti ko sauti daga farkon kalma. Wani nau'in tsarin sauti ne inda ake cire sauti ko sila daga farkon kalma. Alal misali, "waya" a matsayin nau'i na "waya," ko "bout" a matsayin nau'in aphetic nau'i na "game da." na iya komawa ga yanayin likita inda mutum ya fuskanci wahala wajen magana ko ƙirƙirar kalmomi saboda rashin lafiyar jijiya ko harshe. Ana iya haifar da wannan yanayin ta hanyar raunin kwakwalwa, bugun jini, ko wasu yanayin kiwon lafiya da suka shafi cibiyoyin harshe na kwakwalwa. a fagage daban-daban ko mahallin, don haka yana da kyau a koyaushe a koma ga takamaiman mahallin da ake amfani da kalmar a cikin ma'anar ma'ana mafi inganci.