Definitions
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- noun medicine the use of
dialysis to remove waste products from theblood in the case ofkidney failure
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
Etymologies
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Examples
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In my mind I'm working out a low protein, low sodium diet and the cost of haemodialysis four times a week for a cat.
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In my mind I'm working out a low protein, low sodium diet and the cost of haemodialysis four times a week for a cat.
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In the Free State, a patient with breast cancer would wait 6-8 weeks for surgery and another month for radiation, while a patient with kidney failure and needing haemodialysis might wait a year to obtain a place.
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Prof B W J van Rensburg of the internal medicine department is at a congress on haemodialysis in the United States.
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"The disconnection between Mrs Heath's blood supply and the haemodialysis machine did not trigger the alarm or stop the pump ... and this failure caused her death."
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The transfer of 600 haemodialysis patients is an unprecedented event.
BBC News - Home 2011
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IDC currently treats over 8,200 haemodialysis patients, predominantly in central and eastern Europe and operates a total of 70 clinics in nine countries.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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"The disconnection between Mrs Heath's blood supply and the haemodialysis machine did not trigger the alarm or stop the pump ... and this failure caused her death."
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The hospital has to create a fistula, or surgically enlarged vein, to provide access to the bloodstream for haemodialysis.
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Floege J, Raggi P, Block GA, et al. Study design and subject baseline characteristics in the ADVANCE Study: effects of cinacalcet on vascular calcification in haemodialysis patients.
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