dialysis
[dahy-al-uh-sis]
noun, plural di·al·y·ses [dahy-al-uh-seez] /daɪˈæl əˌsiz/.
Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
Biochemistry. the separation of large molecules, as proteins, from small molecules and ions in a solution by allowing the latter to pass through a semipermeable membrane.
Medicine/Medical. (in kidney disease) the process by which uric acid and urea are removed from circulating blood by means of a dialyzer.
Origin of dialysis
dialyze
[dahy-uh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), di·a·lyzed, di·a·lyz·ing.
verb (used without object), di·a·lyzed, di·a·lyz·ing.
Also especially British, di·a·lyse.
Origin of dialyze
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Related Words for dialyses
divorce, dissolution, partition, departure, estrangement, split, disengagement, segregation, rift, divorcement, division, severance, disunion, gap, break, disconnection, detachment, farewell, disjunction, rupturedialysis
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
Word Origin for dialysis
C16: from Late Latin: a separation, from Greek dialusis a dissolution, from dialuein to tear apart, dissolve, from luein to loosen
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dialysis
[dī-ăl′ĭ-sĭs]
n. pl. di•al•y•ses (-sēz′)
dialyze
[dī′ə-līz′]
v.
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dialysis
[dī-ăl′ĭ-sĭs]
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dialysis
[(deye-al-uh-sis)]
Note
A common treatment for kidney disease is the use of a dialysis machine to filter toxic substances from the blood, a function that the kidneys normally perform.
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