HEMODIALYSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hemodialyses   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

Synonyms:

haemodialysis; hemodialysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hemodialysis" is a kind of...):

dialysis (separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)

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