HEMODIALYSIS (hemodialyses)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hemodialyses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemodialysis mean? 

• HEMODIALYSIS (noun)
  The noun HEMODIALYSIS 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: HEMODIALYSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMODIALYSIS (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 ("hemodialysis" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

Failure to perform hemodialysis due to blockage of the artery-vein grafts which provide the requisite vascular access.

(Dialysis Access Failure, NCI Thesaurus)

The rate at which a substance is removed from the blood via hemodialysis.

(Hemodialysis Clearance, NCI Thesaurus)

The clearance of a substance from the blood during a hemodialysis session.

(Hemodialysis Clearance, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Surgical creation of a connection between an artery and a vein, often done for the purpose of hemodialysis.

(Arteriovenous Shunt Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

This includes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

(Dialysis, NCI Thesaurus)

You may also be at risk if you are having hemodialysis.

(Bone Infections, NIH)

Hemodialysis uses a machine. It is sometimes called an artificial kidney. You usually go to a special clinic for treatments several times a week.

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

General term for hemodialysis, plasmapheresis, blood transfusions, and related procedures involving autologous removal, alteration, and replacement of patients' blood or blood components.

(Blood Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcium carbonate is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis, as an antacid in gastric hyperacidity for temporary relief of indigestion and heartburn, and as a calcium supplement for preventing and treating osteoporosis.

(Calcium carbonate, NCI Thesaurus)