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DIALYZER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Synonyms:
dialysis machine; dialyzer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dialyzer" is a kind of...):
medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dialyzer"):
artificial kidney; hemodialyzer (a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body)
Derivation:
dialyze (separate by dialysis)
