hemodialysis

• haemodialysis

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.

• (General American) IPA^(key): (careful) /ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/, (vernacular) /ˌhi.mə.daɪˈæ.lə.sɪs/

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hemodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemodialyses)

1. (medicine) Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

• hemodialysate
• hemodialyse
• peritoneal dialysis

• semiholidays