an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
dialyzer in American English
(ˈdaiəˌlaizər)
noun
Also: dialyzator (daiˈælɪˌzeitər)
an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis
Word origin
[1860–65; dialyze + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blind spot, calibrate, jumping jack, mutualism, trade name-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)
Examples of 'dialyzer' in a sentence
dialyzer
Chronic kidney failure requires the treatment using a tube dialyzer called dialysis.
Yohannes Nigatie 2017, 'Diffusion in Tube Dialyzer', Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biologyhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1179597217732006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
High flux dialyzer had the most effect in reducing pruritus.
Marzieh Torkmannejad Sabzevari, Hassan Khalili, Mostafa Rad 2018, 'Non-Pharmacological Treatments of Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients: A Review Study',Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Carehttp://dx.doi.org/10.5812/jjcdc.67794. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On the other hand reuse of dialyzer may change dialyzer integrity.
Ni Made Amelia R. Dewi, , Budi Suprapti, I Gde Raka Widiana 2015, 'EFFECT OF DIALYZER REUSE UPON UREA REDUCTION RATIO (URR), KT/V UREA AND SERUM ALBUMININ REGULAR HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT', Indonesian Journal of Pharmacyhttp://indonesianjpharm.farmasi.ugm.ac.id/index.php/3/article/view/816. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Then, the dialyzer and blood circuit were filled with the test blood.
Konomi Togo, Masahito Yamamoto, Motoyuki Imai, Keiichi Akiyama, Akihiro C. Yamashita 2018, 'Comparison of biocompatibility in cellulose triacetate dialysis membranes with homogeneousand asymmetric structures', Renal Replacement Therapyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-018-0171-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The solutes most tightly bound exhibited the lowest dialyzer clearances.
Aleksey Etinger, Sumit R Kumar, William Ackley, Leland Soiefer, Jonathan Chun, PrabjhotSingh, Eric Grossman, Albert Matalon, Robert S Holzman, Bjorn Meijers, Jerome Lowenstein 2018, 'The effect of isohydric hemodialysis on the binding and removal of uremic retentionsolutes.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5823377?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The protocol was simplified after the first 357 sessions to dispense with post-dialyzer calcium measurements.
Richard F. Singer, Oliver Williams, Chari Mercado, Bonny Chen, Girish Talaulikar,Giles Walters, Darren M. Roberts 2016, 'Regional Citrate Anticoagulation in Hemodialysis: An Observational Study of Safety,Efficacy, and Effect on Calcium Balance during Routine Care', Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Diseasehttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40697-016-0113-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The dialyzer performance remained adequate until the 12th reuse.
Isabella Carvalho Ribeiro, Noemí Angelica Vieira Roza, Diego Andreazzi Duarte, DiozeGuadagnini, Rosilene Motta Elias, Rodrigo Bueno de Oliveira 2019, 'Clinical and microbiological effects of dialyzers reuse in hemodialysis patients',Brazilian Journal of Nephrologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002019005004103&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)