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haemodialysis

/ ˌːəʊ岹ɪˈæɪɪ /

noun

  1. 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 calledextracorporeal dialysis See also dialysis artificial kidney
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of haemodialysis1

C20: from haemo- + dialysis
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Example Sentences

The effect of haemodialysis is said to mimic the effect of carbon dioxide in the blood – which increases the pH or alkalinity inside red blood cells.

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Dietitians tested ChatGPT's ability to define an ideal diet for those with type 2 diabetes or those undergoing haemodialysis — a treatment for kidney failure.

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His kidney function was at just 5% and the time his veins could continue to cope with the haemodialysis treatment he had been having for nearly a year was limited.

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Dawn White lives with renal failure and relies on her haemodialysis machine to survive.

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The team’s standalone haemodialysis device could be made compact enough to fit inside a rolling case, Himmelfarb says, weighing no more than 9 kilograms.

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