haemodialysis

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noun

The use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

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Meanings

nounhaemodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural haemodialyses)

plural haemodialyses · alternative hemodialysis

  1. UKcountableuncountablemedicineThe use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

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hemodialysis
Broader
dialysis
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hemodialysis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From haemo- + dialysis.

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APA

haemodialysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemodialysis

MLA

“haemodialysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemodialysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haemodialysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemodialysis.

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