dialysis

/daɪˈæləsɪs/
noun
  1. A medical process that removes waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys are not working properly.
    • Her father goes to the clinic three times a week for dialysis.
    • Dialysis can be done at home with the right training and equipment.
    • The doctor explained that dialysis helps keep the body's chemistry balanced.
  2. The separation of substances in a liquid using a semipermeable membrane, used in chemistry and biology.
    • The chemistry student set up a dialysis experiment to separate small molecules from large ones.
    • In the lab, they used dialysis to remove salt from the protein solution.
    • Dialysis is a common technique for purifying enzymes.
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