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| Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55 |
| Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14 |
| haemodialysis or (US) hemodialysis (ˌhiːməʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| med dialysis See also artificial kidney Also called: extracorporeal dialysis the filtering of circulating blood through a semipermeable membrane in an apparatus (haemodialyser or artificial kidney) to remove waste products: performed in cases of kidney failure | |
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| hemodialysis or (US) hemodialysis (ˌhiːməʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs, -ˌsiːz) | |
| —n | |
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hemodialysis he·mo·di·al·y·sis (hē'mō-dī-āl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
A procedure for removing metabolic waste products or toxic substances from the bloodstream by dialysis.