dialysis
nounattested in dialogue
- //daɪˈælɪsɪs//
A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
noun
- 1
A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
- 2
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.
- 3
The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
- 4
asyndeton.
Etymology
From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.
Forms
- plural
- dialyses
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