dialysis
dia·ly·sis
noun
1.
separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Origin
From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.
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- peritoneal dialysis
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