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hemodialysis

he·mo·dia·lysis

US/ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

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Origin

From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, hemo- + dialysis.

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