hemodialysis

== English == === Alternative forms === haemodialysis === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): (careful) /ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/, (vernacular) /ˌhi.mə.daɪˈæ.lə.sɪs/ === Noun === hemodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemodialyses) (medicine) Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure. ==== Related terms ==== hemodialysate hemodialyse peritoneal dialysis ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === semiholidays