artificial kidneys

A form of artificial kidney — A dialysis machine, an external device that cleans the blood of people with kidney failure; from the 1940s to the 2000s, not portable, but wearable versions now exist.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of artificial kidney
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