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HAEMODIALYSIS (haemodialyses)

Dictionary entry overview: What does haemodialysis mean?

• HAEMODIALYSIS (noun)
The noun HAEMODIALYSIS has 1 sense:

1. dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

Familiarity information: HAEMODIALYSIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HAEMODIALYSIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

haemodialysis; hemodialysis

Hypernyms ("haemodialysis" is a kind of...):

dialysis (separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)

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