HAEMODIALYSIS (haemodialyses)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: haemodialyses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does haemodialysis mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAEMODIALYSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

haemodialysis; hemodialysis

Hypernyms ("haemodialysis" is a kind of...):

dialysis (separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)