Meaning of DIALYSIS
| Pronunciation: | | dI'alisis
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] separation of substances in solution my means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes |
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| | See Also: | | apheresis, chemical analysis, haemodialysis, hemodialysis, osmosis, pheresis, qualitative analysis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr.
Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to
loose.]
1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See {Di[ae]resis}, 1.
2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}.
3. (Med.)
(a) Debility.
(b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of
parts.
4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in
solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their
unequal diffusion, especially through natural or
artificial membranes.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The process of cleansing the blood when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The process of taking specific small molecules (such as uric acid) out of a solution (such as blood) by letting them diffuse across a semi-permeable membrane into water. |
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