dialysis
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- //daɪˈælɪsɪs//
A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
nom
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A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
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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.
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The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
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asyndeton.
Étymologie
From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.
Formes
- pluriel
- dialyses
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