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dialyzer /di·a·lyz·er/ (di´ah-līz″er) hemodialyzer.
Dialyzer An artificial kidney usually composed of hollow fiber which is used in hemodialysis to eliminate waste products from the blood and remove excess fluids from the bloodstream. Mentioned in: Dialysis, Kidney
dialyzer [dī′əlī′zər] Etymology: Gk, dia + lysis, loosening 1 a machine used in dialysis. 2 a semipermeable membrane or porous diaphragm in a dialysis machine. See also dialysis, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis. dialyzer [di´ah-līz″er] 1. an apparatus for performing dialysis. 2. hemodialyzer.
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