artificial kidney
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of artificial kidney
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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In 1947, scientists perfected an artificial kidney, and just five years later, the first successful kidney transplant was performed.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
We like to call it an “ECMO on steroids” because there are lots of different pumps and sensors, there’s an artificial kidney inside the system, and so on.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 10, 2022
These pig kidneys have had their own cells removed and are being seeded with human cells to develop a biological artificial kidney.
From Nature ● Mar. 10, 2020
It is named after Holger Crafoord, a Swede who designed the first artificial kidney.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2018
You see," he said at length, after we had watched the process a few minutes, "what I have here is in reality an artificial kidney.
From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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