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haemodialysis

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haemodialysis US, hemodialysis [ˌhiːməʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs]
n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]
(Medicine) Med the filtering of circulating blood through a semipermeable membrane in an apparatus (haemodialyser or artificial kidney) to remove waste products: performed in cases of kidney failure Also called extracorporeal dialysis See also dialysis
[from haemo- + dialysis]
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Noun1.haemodialysis - dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
hemodialysis
dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
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