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dialysate

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[dahy-al-uh-sayt, -zuht] / daɪˈæl ə seɪt, -zət /

noun

  • dialysates
    plural
  1. Chemistry. the solution used to perform dialysis.

  2. Medicine/Medical. the portion of a solution that passes through the membrane during dialysis.


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Observations from clinical settings show that blood glucose levels drop as blood moves through the dialyzer, even when the starting glucose level in the dialysate solution is higher.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2026

How does the concentration of solutes likely differ between the upper component of the dialyzer and the lower compartment, containing the fresh dialysate, for the dialysis to successfully remove wastes from the blood?

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

He opted for a treatment called peritoneal dialysis, which uses the blood vessels in the abdomen and a cleaning fluid called dialysate.

From Scientific American Dec. 14, 2020

He would hook up to it at night, the bags filling his body with a liquid called dialysate, then the machine draining it.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2018

This is immersed in a swirling bath, containing bloodlike salts and acids, known as dialysate.

From Time Magazine Archive

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