dialysis
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ə noun, plural di·al·y·ses 
[dahy-al-uh-seez] .
[dahy-al-uh-seez] . 1.
Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
2.
Biochemistry. the separation of large molecules, as proteins, from small molecules and ions in a solution by allowing the latter to pass through a semipermeable membrane.
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dialysis (daɪˈælɪsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | the separation of small molecules from large molecules and colloids in a solution by the selective diffusion of the small molecules through a semipermeable membrane |
| 2. | med haemodialysis See peritoneal dialysis |
| [C16: from Late Latin: a separation, from Greek dialusis a dissolution, from dialuein to tear apart, dissolve, from luein to loosen] | |
| dialytic | |
| —adj | |
| dia'lytically | |
| —adv | |
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Dialysis
is always a great word to know.
So is homologue. Does it mean:
| the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm. |
| same spelling and pronunciation but having a different meaning |
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Word Origin & History
dialysis
1586, from Gk. dialysis "dissolution, separation," from dialyein "dissolve, separate," from dia- "apart" + lyein "loosen" (see lose). Used originally in logic and grammar; chemistry sense is first recorded 1861, medicine 1914.
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dialysis di·al·y·sis (dī-āl'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. di·al·y·ses (-sēz')
The separation of smaller molecules from larger molecules or of dissolved substances from colloidal particles in a solution by selective diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. Also called diffusion.
Hemodialysis.
di'a·lyt'ic (-ə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Example sentences
The entire device is wrapped in a dialysis bag that lets in glucose and oxygen from body fluids.
Both transplantation and dialysis have potentially serious complications.
Dialysis uses special ways of accessing the blood in the blood vessels.
Oh, and dialysis arguably costs more here than anywhere else.
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