haemodialysis

Definitions of haemodialysis
  1. noun
    dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
    synonyms: hemodialysis
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    type of:
    dialysis
    separation of different substances mixed together by passing them through a filter that only one of the substances can get through
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