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dialyzer

American  
[dahy-uh-lahy-zer] / ˈdaɪ əˌlaɪ zər /

noun

  1. Also dialyzator an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis.


Etymology

Origin of dialyzer

First recorded in 1860–65; dialyze + -er 1

Example Sentences

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In a standard 4 hour hemodialysis session, about 48000 ml of blood passes through the dialyzer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

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

For Mr. Hall to do his three-hour Tablo treatment, he connects one needle to an arterial line to move the blood through the machine’s dialyzer, also known as an artificial kidney.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

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

Such coenzymes are not killed by boiling the dialyzate, and the activity of the enzyme is restored by adding the boiled dialyzate to the liquid which remains within the dialyzer.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred