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Dialysis

//daɪˈælɪsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes wordnet
  3. 3
    The use of this method for the removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. countable, uncountable

    "An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine."

  4. 4
    The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion. countable, rhetoric, uncountable
  5. 5
    asyndeton. countable, rhetoric, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.

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