hemodialysis

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US/ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/US, vernacular/ˌhi.mə.daɪˈæ.lə.sɪs/

noun

Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

Similar
haemodialysis
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Meanings

nounhemodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemodialyses)

plural hemodialyses · alternative haemodialysis

  1. countableuncountablemedicineDialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus 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

Similar
haemodialysis
Broader
dialysis
Also see
haemodialysis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, hemo- + dialysis.

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Translations

Bulgarian хемодиализа
  • хемодиализа (hemodializa)extracorporeal dialysis
Catalan hemodiàlisi
  • hemodiàlisiextracorporeal dialysis
Chinese Cantonese 洗腎 /洗肾
  • 洗腎 /洗肾 (sai² san⁶)extracorporeal dialysis
Chinese Mandarin 洗腎 /洗肾, 血液透析
  • 洗腎 /洗肾 (xǐshèn)extracorporeal dialysis
  • 血液透析 (xuèyètòuxi)extracorporeal dialysis
Czech hemodialýza
  • hemodialýzaextracorporeal dialysis
Finnish hemodialyysi
  • hemodialyysiextracorporeal dialysis
French hémodialyse
  • hémodialyseextracorporeal dialysis
German Hämodialyse, Dialyse
  • Hämodialyseextracorporeal dialysis
  • Dialyseextracorporeal dialysis
  • Blutreinigungextracorporeal dialysis
  • Blutwäscheextracorporeal dialysis
Greek αιμοδιάλυση
  • αιμοδιάλυση (aimodiálysi)extracorporeal dialysis
Italian emodialisi
  • emodialisiextracorporeal dialysis
Japanese 血液透析
  • 血液透析 (ketsueki tōseki)extracorporeal dialysis
Māori tātari toto
  • tātari totoextracorporeal dialysis
Polish hemodializa
  • hemodializaextracorporeal dialysis
Portuguese hemodiálise
  • hemodiáliseextracorporeal dialysis
Russian гемодиализ
  • гемодиализ (gemodializ)extracorporeal dialysis
Slovak hemodialýza
  • hemodialýzaextracorporeal dialysis
Spanish hemodiálisis
  • hemodiálisisextracorporeal dialysis
Cite this entry
APA

hemodialysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemodialysis

MLA

“hemodialysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemodialysis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemodialysis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemodialysis.

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