peritoneal dialysis
Britishnoun
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Amrit undergoes nine hours of peritoneal dialysis each night, a method of blood purification used when kidneys fail.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025
A vascular surgeon, David Tobey, told her that her kidneys were failing and hooked her up with peritoneal dialysis.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2021
His son is on peritoneal dialysis, which means he has catheters coming out of his belly to remove fluid.
From Slate • Aug. 3, 2021
Evans-Simmons sets up her peritoneal dialysis treatment that connects to a catheter in her abdomen and works as she sleeps.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2020
He agreed to give peritoneal dialysis a try.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2019
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