a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis
haemodialysis in British English
or US hemodialysis (ˌhiːməʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs, ˌhɛm-)
nounWord forms: plural-ses (-ˌsiːz)
medicine
the filtering of circulating blood through a semipermeable membrane in an apparatus (haemodialyser or artificial kidney) to remove waste products: performed in cases of kidney failure
Also called: extracorporeal dialysis. See also dialysis, artificial kidney
Word origin
C20: from haemo- + dialysis
Examples of 'kidney machine' in a sentence
kidney machine
He said that two friends had died of kidney failure, and he wanted to help someone to get off a kidney machine.