Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys.
I was on dialysis for seven years before my first transplant.
dialysis in British English
(daɪˈælɪsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural-ses (-ˌsiːz)
1.
the separation of small molecules from large molecules and colloids in a solution by the selective diffusion of the small molecules through a semipermeable membrane
2. medicine haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
Derived forms
dialytic (ˌdaɪəˈlɪtɪk)
adjective
dialytically (ˌdiaˈlytically)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin: a separation, from Greek dialusis a dissolution, from dialuein to tear apart, dissolve, from luein to loosen
dialysis in American English
(daɪˈæləsɪs)
nounWord forms: pluraldiˈalyˌses (daɪˈæləˌsiz)
1. Chemistry
any process in which the smaller dissolved molecules in a solution separate from the larger molecules by diffusing through a semipermeable membrane
2. Medicine
any of various procedures, usually performed on a regular basis on patients who have impaired kidney function, in which chemical dialysis is used to remove toxic waste, chemicals, etc. from the blood
Derived forms
dialytic (ˌdiaˈlytic) (ˌdaɪəˈlɪtɪk)
adjective
dialytically (ˌdiaˈlytically)
adverb
Word origin
L < Gr, separation, dissolution < dialyein, to separate, dissolve < dia-, apart + lyein, loose
Examples of 'dialysis' in a sentence
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More than a third of those waiting need a new kidney and have to be hooked up to a dialysis machine four times a week.
The Sun (2016)
This sort of money could be used to buy two kidney dialysis machines.
The Sun (2009)
Cole is receiving dialysis three times a week as she waits for a kidney transplant.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Would kidney dialysis companies support or oppose the repeal of this act?
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
Doctors warned him he faced a lifetime of dialysis without a transplant.
The Sun (2006)
The space programme led to improved dialysis machines.
The Sun (2009)
In one of his rooms we found many dialysis machines.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They received dialysis and other kidney treatment at hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He now uses a portable home dialysis machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I'M a kidney dialysis patient who goes to hospital three days a week.
The Sun (2013)
Her only option was to go on kidney dialysis and wait for a suitable transplant organ.
The Sun (2009)
Her heart is too weak to cope with kidney dialysis treatment.
The Sun (2009)
He was left blind and virtually deaf and needs kidney dialysis.
The Sun (2008)
She also suffered kidney problems and for nearly three years spent four days a week hooked up to a dialysis machine.
The Sun (2013)
She has also lost most of her toes on her other foot and has to have dialysis three times a week at hospital.
The Sun (2013)
Ruby Juniper needs gruelling dialysis three times a week to stay alive.
The Sun (2014)
He needs dialysis three times a week, causing him to miss work.
The Sun (2010)
It can also lead to kidney failure, leaving many dependent on costly dialysis machines.
The Sun (2016)
Over time you shared how your medication had ruined your kidneys, meaning dialysis three times a week.
Christianity Today (2000)
I needed dialysis three times a week for four hours.
The Sun (2014)
Both have been diagnosed with acute kidney failure and are on dialysis machines at a specialist unit in London.
The Sun (2009)
She now undergoes dialysis three times a week, but is hoping to join the waiting list for a kidney transplant.
The Sun (2008)
Sufferers can die within a few weeks unless they receive a kidney transplant or undergo dialysis, anexpensive procedure for cleansing the blood.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A year and a half ago she suffered sudden kidney failure, after which she spent three days a week undergoing dialysis.