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Definition of Hemodialysis

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

Definition of Hemodialysis

1. Noun. (alternative form of haemodialysis) ¹

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Definition of Hemodialysis

1. [n -LYSES]

Medical Definition of Hemodialysis

1. The removal of certain elements from the blood by virtue of the difference in the rates of their diffusion through a semipermeable membrane, for example, by means of a haemodialysis machine or filter. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Hemodialysis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... hemodialysis patients Am J Psychiatry 129:352-355, 1972 The author describes the various secondary gains and the complications these produce De-Nour AK, ..."

2. Health Care Technology And Its Assessment In Eight Countries edited by H. David Banta (2004)
"The high reliance on hospital hemodialysis and the limited use of home dialysis ... About 75 patients are on hemodialysis at home, and 325 are treated with ..."

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