Look up: Hemodialysis

1. hemodialysis
   [n] - dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream
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2. hemodialysis
   see dialysis.
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3. hemodialysis
   Use of an artificial kidney to remove toxic compounds from the blood by passing it through a tube of semipermeable membrane. Note: The tube is bathed in a dialysing solution to restore the normal chemical composition of the blood while permitting diffusion of toxic substances from the blood.
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4. Hemodialysis
   Our Hemodialysis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Hemodialysis Hemodialysis: A medical procedure that uses a special machine (a dialysis machine) to filter waste products from the blood and to restore normal constituents to it. This shuffling of multiple s...
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5. hemodialysis
   Synonym for haemodialysis ... <nephrology, procedure> The removal of certain elements from the blood by virtue of the difference in the rates of their diffusion through a semipermeable membrane, for example, by means of a haemodialysis machine or filter. ... Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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6. hemodialysis
   haemodialysis noun dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
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7. hemodialysis
   (he″mo-di-al´ә-sis) the use of principles of dialysis for removal of certain elements from the blood while it is being circulated outside the body in a hemodialyzer or through the peritoneal cavity (see peritoneal dialysis, done to remove toxic wastes from the blood of a patient with acute or chronic renal failure...
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8. hemodialysis
   hemodialysis, haemodialysis (s); hemodialyses, haemodialyses (pl) 1. A procedure for removing metabolic waste products or toxic substances from the bloodstream by dialysis. 2. Dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failu...
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9. HEMODIALYSIS
   a method of dialysis in which blood is purified by circulating through an apparatus outside the body (sometimes called an 'artificial kidney')
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10. hemodialysis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hē′mō-dī-al′i-sis Definitions: 1. Dialysis of soluble substances and water from the blood by diffusion through a semipermeable membrane; separation of cellular elements and colloids from soluble substances is achieved by pore size in the membrane and rates of diffusion.
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11. Hemodialysis
    In medicine, `hemodialysis` (also `haemodialysis`) is a method for removing waste products such as creatinine and urea, as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies (the other two being renal transplant; peritone...
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