dialysis
IPA: daɪˈæɫʌsʌs
noun
- (chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
- (medicine) Utilization of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
- (rhetoric) The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
- (rhetoric) Asyndeton.
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Examples of "dialysis" in Sentences
- The Hospital has a dialysis facility.
- If the situation becomes extreme and dialysis fails.
- These products are then used in the dialysis process.
- After dialysis, patients can feel weak and nauseated.
- The dialysis program is the largest of its kind in North America.
- Standard peritoneal dialysis solutions contain the buffer lactate.
- The apparatus is particularly applicable to blood oxygenation and dialysis.
- It was developed by Frank Gotch and is used in the USA to measure dialysis.
- The process of treating blood with the dialysis liquid is also contemplated.
- The hospital has the largest renal dialysis center in the city of Baltimore.
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