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dialysis
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Wikipedia
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In biochemistry , dialysis is the process of separating molecules in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane, such as dialysis tubing . Dialysis is a common laboratory technique that operates on the same principle ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context chemistry English) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. 2 (context medicine English) haemodialysis.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dialysis \Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. Dialyses . [L., separation, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to loose.] (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See Di[ae]resis , 1. (Rhet.) Same as Asyndeton . (Med.) Debility. A solution of continuity; division; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, from Latin, from Greek dialysis "dissolution, separation" (of the disbanding of troops, a divorce, etc.), from dialyein "dissolve, separate," from dia- "apart" + lyein "loosen" (see lose ). Used originally in logic and grammar; chemistry sense is ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE renal ▪ Patients deteriorating to the point when renal dialysis is considered should be withdrawn from the transplant list. ▪ Fresenius' renal unit manufactures dialysis equipment. ■ NOUN kidney ▪ As his condition ...
Usage examples of dialysis.
Given the stress of the dementia work-up, every organ system crumpled: in a domino progression the injection of radioactive dye for her brain scan shut down her kidneys, and the dye study of her kidneys overloaded her heart, and the medication for her heart made her vomit, which altered her electrolyte balance in a life-threatening way, which increased her dementia and shut down her bowel, which made her eligible for the bowel run, the cleanout for which dehydrated her and really shut down her tormented kidneys, which led to infection, the need for dialysis, and big-time complications of these big-time diseases.
Here are proper conditions for osmosis, and this process of dialysis will take place whenever the intestinal contents holds more dialyzable material than the blood.
To stabilize a patient with kidney disease who is on renal dialysis, the doctors may impose fluid restrictions so strict that patients end up begging for an ice cube in the middle of the night.
Probably they were spent in routine travel, dialyses, and pauses between significant events, and my mind has simply telescoped the material to leave only the salient matters.
The dialysis machine is portable and an IV drip can replace the nutrient pump for a few days.
I'we organised a dialysis machine at Albury, but she won't hear of it.
Simultaneously, he was hooked up to a dialysis machine and given a blood transfusion.
By the time he was on a dialysis machine the courts had decided that the previous ruling on George's medical care still held.
The computerized infusion system purred on, managing oxygenation and dialysis and maintaining the boy's electrolyte balance.
A wheelchair-bound dialysis patient in Pinellas County found his house safe missing after gypsies "worked" on his roof.