hemodialyzer
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hemodialyzer
[he″mo-di´ah-līz″er]an apparatus by which hemodialysis may be performed; blood is brought in contact with a semipermeable membrane on whose other side is a dialysate solution of such composition as to secure diffusion of certain elements out of the blood. Popularly called artificial kidney.
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he·mo·di·a·lyz·er
(hē'mō-dī'ă-lī'zĕr),A machine for hemodialysis in acute or chronic renal failure; toxic substances in the blood are removed by exposure of blood to dialyzing fluid (dialysate) across a semipermeable membrane.
Synonym(s): artificial kidney
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he·mo·di·a·lyz·er
(hē'mō-dī'ă-līz-ĕr)A machine for hemodialysis in acute or chronic renal failure; toxic substances in the blood are removed by exposure to dialyzing fluid across a semipermeable membrane.
Synonym(s): artificial kidney, haemodialyser.
Synonym(s): artificial kidney, haemodialyser.
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