dialysis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /daɪˈælɪsɪs/
Etymology
From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
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(countable, uncountable) The use of this method for the removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) asyndeton.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dialyses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
postdialysis · peridialysis · microdialysis · electrodialysis · haemodialysis · iridodialysis · dialytrauma · dialyse · peritoneal dialysis · hematodialysis · lithodialysis · predialysis · histodialysis · nondialysis · dialyze · hemodialysis · dialytically · dialytic · retrodialysis · nephrodialysis · cyclodialysis · underdialysis
Translations (35)
es diálisis (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · id dialisis (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · uk діа́ліз (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · ca diàlisi (chemical method) · ms dialisis (chemical method) · cmn 透析 (chemical method) · hu dialízis (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · ca diàlisi (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · it dialisi (chemical method) · es diálisis (chemical method) · bg диализа (chemical method) · fi dialyysi (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · de Dialyse (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · hu dialízis (chemical method) · cs dialýza (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · de Dialyse (chemical method) · bg диализа (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · cmn 滲析 /渗析 (chemical method) · ar غَسِيل كِلَى (chemical method) · fi dialyysi (rhetoric: spelling out of alternatives, or presenting either-or arguments) · fr dialyse (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · id cuci darah (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · el αιμοκάθαρση (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · hu művesekezelés (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · uk діа́ліз (chemical method) · it dialisi (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · he דיאליזה (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · fi dialyysi (chemical method) · tr diyaliz (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · id dialisis (chemical method) · ms dialisis (medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood) · ru диа́лиз (chemical method) · la dialysis (chemical method) · fr dialyse (chemical method) · ja 透析 (chemical method)