Associations to the word «Hemodialysis»

Wiktionary

HEMODIALYSIS, noun. (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure

Dictionary definition

HEMODIALYSIS, noun. Dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure.

Wise words

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