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Definitions for Dialysis
[1] Physical Chemistry . the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
[2] Biochemistry . the separation of large molecules, as proteins, from small molecules and ions in a solution by allowing the latter to pass through a semipermeable membrane.
[3] Medicine/Medical . (in kidney disease) the process by which uric acid and urea are removed from circulating blood by means of a dialyzer.
[4] the separation of small molecules from large molecules and colloids in a solution by the selective diffusion of the small molecules through a semipermeable membrane
[5] med See haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
Words related to Dialysis
divorce, dissolution, partition, departure, estrangement, split, disengagement, segregation, rift, divorcement, division, severance, disunion, gap, break, disconnection, detachment, farewell, disjunction, rupture
Words nearby Dialysis
dialogue box, dialysance, dialysate, dialyse, dialyser, dialysis, dialysis encephalopathy syndrome, dialytic, dialyzate, dialyze, dialyzer
Origin of Dialysis
1580–90; < Late Latin < Greek diálysis a separation. See dia-, -lysis
Other words from Dialysis
di′a•lyt′ ic (-ə-lĭt′ ĭk ) adj.
Word origin for Dialysis
C16: from Late Latin: a separation, from Greek dialusis a dissolution, from dialuein to tear apart, dissolve, from luein to loosen
Synonyms for Dialysis
departure, disengagement, dissolution, divorce, estrangement, partition, segregation, split, break, detachment, disconnection, disjunction, dissociation, disunion, division, divorcement, embarkation, farewell, gap, leave-taking, parting, rift, rupture, severance, dedomiciling, disrelation, parting of the ways, pffft, split-up