Meanings
noundialyzer (plural dialyzers)
plural dialyzers
- medicineThe part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes
It mixes with the dialysis machine, and then it exchanges the elements through the blood; through the dialyzer.
2011 August 3, Rich Wisniewski, “Healthy Families, Healthy Homes: Dialysis Unit Reopens”, in KFYR-TV
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Similar
dialysis machine
Broader
medical instrument
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan dialitzador
- dialitzadorpart of a hemodialysis machine
French dialyseur
- dialyseurpart of a hemodialysis machine
German Dialysator
- Dialysatorpart of a hemodialysis machine
Irish scagdhealaitheoir
- scagdhealaitheoirpart of a hemodialysis machine
Italian dializzatore
- dializzatorepart of a hemodialysis machine
Korean 투석조
- 투석조 (tuseokjo)part of a hemodialysis machine
Cite this entry
APA
dialyzer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialyzer
MLA
“dialyzer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialyzer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialyzer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialyzer.
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