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kidney machine

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kidney machine
Noun
a machine carrying out the functions of damaged human kidneys
Translations
Spanish kidney machine nriñón m artificial
French kidney machine n (Med) → rein artificiel
German kidney machine kidney n (Med) → künstliche Niere f
Italian kidney machine nrene m artificiale

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Two years later, in the same hospital, Kolff demonstrated that his artificial kidney machine could temporarily substitute for the human kidney.
Hemodialysis requires that the patient be connected to an artificial kidney machine three times per week, for approximately four hours per session.
Hemodialysis is the process of removing waste and excess fluid from the blood utilizing an artificial kidney machine.
 
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