hemodialysis
English
Alternative forms
- haemodialysis
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)
- (medicine) A dialysis utilizing extracorporeal removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
Related terms
- hemodialysate
- hemodialyse
- peritoneal dialysis
Translations
extracorporeal dialysis
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