Dialysis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /daɪˈælɪsɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dialysis is a noun meaning (chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
Meaning
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
More Meanings
- (rhetoric) The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
- (rhetoric) asyndeton.
- (medicine) The use of this method for the removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- dialyses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hemodialysis, haemodialysis, renal, kidney, hemoperfusion, hemofiltration.
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