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 Definitions of Dialysis  [ˌsiz]  

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Definition of 'Dialysis' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) dialysis
the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.

2.  dialysis
the process, used in treating kidney disease, by which uric acid and urea are removed from circulating blood by means of a dialyzer.

Etymology:  (1580–90; < LL < Gk diálysis a separation, der. of

Definition of 'Dialysis' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dialysis
separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes


Definition of 'Dialysis' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Dialysis
diaeresis. See Diaeresis, 1

2. (noun) Dialysis
same as Asyndeton

3. (noun) Dialysis
debility

4. (noun) Dialysis
a solution of continuity; division; separation of parts

5. (noun) Dialysis
the separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes


Definitions of 'Dialysis' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  Dialysis
the process of separating the crystalloid or poisonous ingredients in a substance from the colloid or harmless ingredients.


Definition of 'Dialysis' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Dialysis
A process of selective diffusion through a membrane. It is usually used to separate low-molecular-weight solutes which diffuse through the membrane from the colloidal and high-molecular-weight solutes which do not. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)



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