Etymology

dialysis

di·al·y·sis
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Today it means: A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. Full definition →

Latin dialysis ← Ancient Greek διάλυσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιάλυσις
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdialysis
  3. English todaydialysis

From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.

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