Definition of dialysis Dialysis
/dajæˈlʌsʌs/ - [dayatlusus] - di•al•y•sis
We found 14 definitions of dialysis from 6 different sources.
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What does dialysis mean?
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NounPlural: dialyses |
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| dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes | ||
| chemical analysis, qualitative analysis the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements | ||
| pheresis, apheresis a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion | ||
| haemodialysis, hemodialysis 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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- dialysis (Noun)
A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. - dialysis (Noun)
haemodialysis. - dialysis (Noun)
The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion. - dialysis (Noun)
Asyndeton.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dialysis (n.)
Diaeresis. See Diaeresis, 1. - dialysis (n.)
Same as Asyndeton. - dialysis (n.)
Debility. - dialysis (n.)
A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts. - dialysis (n.)
The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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dialysis
A process of selective diffusion through a membrane; usually used to separate low-molecular-weight solutes which diffuse through the membrane from the colloidal and high-molecular-weight solutes which do not. -
dialysis
A method to clean the blood of patients with renal failure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dialysis
dī-al′i-sis, n. (chem.) the separation of substances by diffusion through a membranous septum or partition: diæresis: dissolution:—pl. Dial′yses.—adj. Dialys′able.—v.t. Dī′alyse, to separate by dialysis.—n. Dī′alyser.—adj. Dialyt′ic. [Gr. dialysis—dia, asunder, lyein, to loose.]
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🔤- dialysis, noun, singular of dialyses.
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