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    ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's bodyplay

    Synonyms:

    artificial kidney; hemodialyzer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("artificial kidney" is a kind of...):

    dialysis machine; dialyzer (a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)

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