haemodialysis

British

/ ˌhiːməʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs /

noun

Also called: extracorporeal dialysis. med 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 See also dialysis artificial kidney

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Etymology

Origin of haemodialysis

C20: from _haemo- + _dialysis

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Haemodialysis is much better at replicating the filtering than at achieving the subtle recalibration provided by the kidney tubules, says Jonathan Himmelfarb, the other co-director of the CDI.

From Nature • Mar. 10, 2020

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