dialyzer

[ dahy-uh-lahy-zer ]

/ ˈdaɪ əˌlaɪ zər /

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noun

Also di·al·y·za·tor

[dahy-al-i-zey-ter]. /daɪˈæl ɪˌzeɪ tər/. an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis.

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Origin of dialyzer

First recorded in 1860–65; dialyze + -er¹

The dialyzers cleaned the waste from their bodies, which their kidneys could no longer do.
For Years, JaMarcus Crews Tried to Get a New Kidney, but Corporate Healthcare Stood in the Way|by Lizzie Presser|December 15, 2020|ProPublica
Here is another dialyzer with the same amount of serum, but no tissue, such as Mr. Jameson has seen me place in this first one.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
Graham studied the diffusibility of substances in solution through the parchment membrane of a simple dialyzer.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
In these dialyzer experiments it was observed that not only did peptones diffuse, but also the proteoses.
On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden

In these experiments, the dialyzer tubes containing the proteid and pepsin-acid were immersed in a large volume of 0.2 per cent.
On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden

dialyzer

[ dī′ə-lī′zər ]

A machine equipped with a semipermeable membrane and used for performing dialysis.

A hemodialyzer.