hemodialysis
Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood…Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
Hämodialyse, Dialyse, Blutreinigung
гемодиализgemodializ
dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”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.
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Forms
plural: hemodialysesSynonyms
1 synonyms- dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure:haemodialysis
Word family
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