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DIALYSIS
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Irregular inflected form: dialyses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dialysis" is a kind of...):
chemical analysis; qualitative analysis (the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements)
Meronyms (parts of "dialysis"):
osmosis ((biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dialysis"):
apheresis; pheresis (a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion)
haemodialysis; hemodialysis (dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure)
Derivation:
dialyze (separate by dialysis)
Context examples:
The only treatment options for kidney failure are dialysis or a kidney transplantation.
(Chronic Kidney Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
People over 65 years old, younger disabled people, and dialysis patients are eligible for the program regardless of their income.
(Medicare, NCI Thesaurus)
This includes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
(Dialysis, NCI Thesaurus)
The transplanted kidney takes over the work of the two kidneys that failed, so you no longer need dialysis.
(Kidney Transplantation, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
People with kidney failure need either dialysis or a kidney transplant.
(Diabetic Kidney Problems, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A person in ESRD needs dialysis (the process of cleaning the blood by passing it through a membrane or filter) or a kidney transplant.
(Kidney Failure, NCI Dictionary)
A symptom complex characterized by nervousness, chest pain, back pain, palpations, pruritus, and other usually mild symptoms occurring minutes following the initiation of dialysis with a new dialyzer.
(Dialyzer First Use Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
The fluid which runs through a dialysis machine and captures, for discard or analysis, the excess water and waste from the blood stream through diffusion and ultrafiltration.
(Dialysis Fluid, NCI Thesaurus)
A reduced-volume form of the liquid that is used in a dialysis machine to carry away waste products.
(Dialysate Concentrate Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
You might want to include instructions on: • The use of dialysis and breathing machines • If you want to be resuscitated if your breathing or heartbeat stops • Tube feeding • Organ or tissue donation
(Advance Directives, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
