dialyzer

dialyzer
noun
a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
• Syn: ↑dialysis machine
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dialyze
• Hypernyms: ↑medical instrument
• Hyponyms: ↑artificial kidney, ↑hemodialyzer

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\\-zə(r)\ noun (-s)
: an apparatus in which dialysis is carried out consisting essentially of one or more containers for liquids separated into compartments by membranes in any of various forms (as a sheet, bag, or tube)

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/duy"euh luy'zeuhr/, n.
Also, dialyzator /duy al"i zay'teuhr/. an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis.
[1860-65; DIALYZE + -ER1]

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diˈalyser or (N American) diˈalyzer noun
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Main Entry: ↑dialysis

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  • Dialyzer — Di a*ly zer, n. The instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dialyzer — (Amer.) n. separator; machine that performs dialysis (also dialyser) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dialyzer — [dī′əlī΄zər] n. an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney …   English World dictionary

  • dialyzer — noun Date: 1861 an apparatus in which dialysis is carried out …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dialyzer — /duy euh luy zeuhr/, n. Also, dialyzator /duy al i zay teuhr/. an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis. [1860 65; DIALYZE + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • dialyzer — noun The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes …   Wiktionary

  • dialyzer — The apparatus for performing dialysis; a membrane used in dialysis. * * * di·a·lyz·er or Brit di·a·lys·er .lī zər n an apparatus in which dialysis is carried out consisting essentially of one or more containers for liquids separated into… …   Medical dictionary

  • dialyzer — di·a·lyz·er …   English syllables

  • dialyzers — dialyzer (Amer.) n. separator; machine that performs dialysis (also dialyser) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Hemodialysis — In medicine, hemodialysis (also haemodialysis) is a method for removing waste products such as potassium and urea, as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement… …   Wikipedia

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