hemodialysis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) +‎ διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) +‎ λύω (lúō, “I loose”). Synchronically, hemo- +‎ dialysis.

Noun

hemodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemodialyses)

  1. (medicine) A dialysis utilizing extracorporeal removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

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