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Dialyses

Dialysis \Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. Dialyses. [L., separation, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to loose.]

  1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See Di[ae]resis, 1.

  2. (Rhet.) Same as Asyndeton.

  3. (Med.)

    1. Debility.

    2. A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.

  4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.

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dialyses

n. (plural of dialysis English)

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dialysis

  1. n. separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

  2. [also: dialyses (pl)]

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Usage examples of "dialyses".

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.