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Hemodialysis

[hee-moh-dahy-al-uh-sis, hem-oh-]

he·mo·di·al·y·sis

[hee-moh-dahy-al-uh-sis, hem-oh-]
noun Biochemistry.
dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.

Origin:
1945–50; hemo- + dialysis
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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
 
[C20: from haemo- + dialysis]
 
hemodialysis or (US) hemodialysis (ˌhiːməʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs, -ˌsiːz)
 
n
 
[C20: from haemo- + dialysis]

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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.

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