Hemodialysis
//ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure. countable, uncountable
- 2 dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure wordnet
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From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, hemo- + dialysis.
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