Meanings
nounperitoneal dialysis (uncountable, abbreviation PD)
abbreviation PD
- uncountablemedicineA treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease in which fluids are exchanged from the blood in the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腹膜透析
- 腹膜透析 (fùmó tòuxī)treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease
Finnish vatsakalvodialyysi
- vatsakalvodialyysitreatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease
Polish dializa otrzewnowa
- dializa otrzewnowatreatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease
Russian перитонеа́льный диа́лиз
- перитонеа́льный диа́лиз (peritoneálʹnyj diáliz)treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease
Spanish diálisis peritoneal
- diálisis peritonealtreatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease
Cite this entry
APA
peritoneal dialysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritoneal%20dialysis
MLA
“peritoneal dialysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritoneal%20dialysis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peritoneal dialysis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritoneal%20dialysis.
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