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dialyze

American  
[dahy-uh-lahyz] / ˈdaɪ əˌlaɪz /
especially British, dialyse

verb (used with object)

dialyzed, dialyzing
  1. to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.


verb (used without object)

dialyzed, dialyzing
  1. to undergo dialysis.

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Etymology

Origin of dialyze

First recorded in 1860–65; dia- + -lyze

Example Sentences

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For those who dialyze at home, it was $66,751 per year, and for those who received a transplant, $32,914.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2013

But training patients takes time and upfront costs, mostly not reimbursed, says Joyce F. Jackson, CEO of the kidney center, where 16 percent of patients dialyze at home, a higher rate than at most centers.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2013

The Government now pays more than $1 billion a year to dialyze more than 50,000 patients with kidney disease.

From Time Magazine Archive

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