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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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