hemodialysis
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English
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Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
hemodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemodialyses)
- (medicine) Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
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Translations
extracorporeal dialysis
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