DIALYSIS (dialyses)

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Irregular inflected form: dialyses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dialysis mean? 

• DIALYSIS (noun)
  The noun DIALYSIS has 1 sense:

1. separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

  Familiarity information: DIALYSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIALYSIS (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 

It involves the extracorporeal removal of harmful wastes and fluids from the blood using a dialysis machine.

(Hemodialysis, NCI Thesaurus)

Globally, more than 2 million people die each year because of little or no access to dialysis or kidney transplantation.

(Managing diabetes key to lowering kidney disease, SciDev.Net)

The treatment options are dialysis or a kidney transplant.

(Kidney Failure, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Peritoneal dialysis uses the lining of your abdomen, called the peritoneal membrane, to filter your blood.

(Dialysis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Any apparatus which makes use of hollow fiber technology to increase the yield of surface area-dependent processes, such as dialysis and cell culture of attachment-dependent cells.

(Hollow Fiber Apparatus, NCI Thesaurus)

If your kidneys fail completely, a kidney transplant or dialysis can replace the work your kidneys normally do.

(Kidney Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) usually happens in people who are on dialysis.

(Kidney Cysts, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.

(Peritoneal Dialysis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

They include: • Peritonitis - an inflammation of the peritoneum • Cancer • Complications from peritoneal dialysis

(Peritoneal Disorders, NIH)

Causes include liver disease, perforation of the gastrointestinal tract or biliary tract, and peritoneal dialysis.

(Peritonitis, NCI Thesaurus)