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hemodialysis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/ careful
  • General-American, vernacular: /ˌhi.mə.daɪˈæ.lə.sɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: haemodialysis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dialysis

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հեմոդիալիզ (hemodializ) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Bulgarian: хемодиализа (hemodializa) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Catalan: hemodiàlisi — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Chinese Cantonese: 洗腎 /洗肾 (sai2 san6) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洗腎 /洗肾 (xǐshèn) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血液透析 (xuèyètòuxi) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Czech: hemodialýza — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Finnish: hemodialyysi — extracorporeal dialysis
  • French: hémodialyse — extracorporeal dialysis
  • German: Hämodialyse — extracorporeal dialysis
  • German: Dialyse — extracorporeal dialysis
  • German: Blutreinigung — extracorporeal dialysis
  • German: Blutwäsche — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Greek: αιμοδιάλυση (aimodiálysi) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Italian: emodialisi — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Japanese: 血液透析 (ketsueki tōseki) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Polish: hemodializa — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Portuguese: hemodiálise — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Russian: гемодиализ (gemodializ) — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Slovak: hemodialýza — extracorporeal dialysis
  • Spanish: hemodiálisis — extracorporeal dialysis