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dialysis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dialysis has 1 sense
- dialysis(n = noun.act) Array - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes; Array is a kind of chemical analysis, qualitative analysis
has particulars: apheresis, pheresis, haemodialysis, hemodialysis
has parts: osmosis
Derived form verb dialyze1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dialysis, n. (pl. dialyses)
1 Chem. the separation of particles in a liquid by differences in their ability to pass through a membrane into another liquid.
2 Med. the clinical purification of blood by this technique.
1 Chem. the separation of particles in a liquid by differences in their ability to pass through a membrane into another liquid.
2 Med. the clinical purification of blood by this technique.
Derivative
dialytic adj.
Etymology
L f. Gk dialusis (as DIA-, luo set free)
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