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dialysis [daɪˈælɪsɪs] n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz] 1. (Chemistry) the separation of small molecules from large molecules and colloids in a solution by the selective diffusion of the small molecules through a semipermeable membrane 2. (Medicine) Med See haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis [from Late Latin: a separation, from Greek dialusis a dissolution, from dialuein to tear apart, dissolve, from luein to loosen] dialytic [ˌdaɪəˈlɪtɪk] adj dialytically adv
dialysis the process whereby colloids and crystalloids separate in solution by diffusion through a membrane. — dialytic, adj. See also: Biology
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