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Dialysis machine — A machine that filters a patient’s blood to remove excess water and waste products when the kidneys are damaged, dysfunctional, or missing. Blood is drawn through a specially created vein in the forearm, which is called an arterio venous (AV)… … Medical dictionary
dialysis machine — /daɪˈæləsəs məʃin/ (say duy aluhsuhs muhsheen) noun an apparatus in which dialysis is performed. Also, dialyser …
dialysis machine — device used to cleanse and purify the blood (a function usually carried out by the kidneys) … English contemporary dictionary
Dialysis — This article is about renal dialysis; for the laboratory technique, see dialysis (biochemistry); for treatment for liver failure, see liver dialysis. Dialysis Intervention Patient receiving dialysis … Wikipedia
Dialysis catheter — Catheter for hemodialisis A dialysis catheter is a catheter used for exchanging blood to and from the hemodialysis machine from the patient. The dialysis catheter contains two lumens: Venous Arterial This is a confusing terminology for layperson … Wikipedia
dialysis — di|al|y|sis [daıˈælısıs] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek, separation , from lyein to loosen ] the process of taking harmful substances out of someone s blood using a special machine, because their ↑kidneys do not work… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dialysis — /duy al euh sis/, n., pl. dialyses / seez /. 1. Physical Chem. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane. 2. Biochem. the separation of large molecules, as proteins, from small molecules and ions… … Universalium
Dialysis — The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine. Dialysis is necessary when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood. Dialysis allows patients with kidney failure a chance to live productive lives. There are two… … Medical dictionary
dialysis — [[t]daɪæ̱lɪsɪs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys. I was on dialysis for seven years before my first transplant … English dictionary
machine — noun 1 piece of equipment ADJECTIVE ▪ giant, great, huge, large, powerful ▪ portable ▪ automated, automatic … Collocations dictionary
