dialysis

Noun
  1. Separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes (synset 100651003)
    is a type of: chemical analysis, qualitative analysis - the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
    subtypes:
    • apheresis, pheresis - a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
    • haemodialysis, hemodialysis - dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
    has: osmosis - (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

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