dialysis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /daɪˈælɪsɪs/

Noun

dialysis

1. (chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
2. (medicine) Utilization of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
3. (rhetoric) The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
4. (rhetoric) Asyndeton.

Translations

• French: dialyse
• German: Dialyse
• Italian: dialisi
• Russian: диа́лиз
• Spanish: diálisis

Translations

• French: dialyse
• German: Dialyse
• Italian: dialisi
• Spanish: diálisis

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