dialysing
Cleansing via membrane
Dialysing is the British spelling of dialyzing—performing dialysis.
In medicine, dialysing means filtering waste products from the blood when kidneys fail: The patient requires dialysing three times weekly.
In chemistry, it means separating substances through a semipermeable membrane based on molecular size.
Artificial blood purification process
- peritonealOf the abdominal lining
- nephrologyKidney disease medicine
- nephrologistKidney disease physician
- renalOf the kidneys
kidney · dialyzer · fistula · catheter · shunt · uremia · end-stage · chronic
Harmful biological substances
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
purification · cleansing · removal · filtrate · electrolytes · potassium · phosphorus · fluid
Thin tissue sheet
- semipermeableAllowing partial passage
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
solvent · permeate · concentration · gradient · selective · porosity · exchange · equilibrium
hemodialysis
Artificial blood purification process
- peritonealOf the abdominal lining
- nephrologyKidney disease medicine
- nephrologistKidney disease physician
renal · kidney · dialyzer · fistula · catheter · shunt · uremia · end-stage · chronic · patient
toxins
Harmful biological substances
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
bloodstream · purification · cleansing · removal · filtrate · electrolytes · potassium · phosphorus · fluid · excess
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- semipermeableAllowing partial passage
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
solute · solvent · permeate · concentration · gradient · selective · porosity · exchange · equilibrium · clearance
dialysingcontaminating
Making something impure
combining · mixing · infusing · concentrating · polluting
- dialysis machineDevice replacing kidney function
- kidney dialysisMechanical blood purification process
- dialysis centerTreatment facility for kidney failure
- dialysis unitBlood purification facility
- dialysis clinicFacility for blood purification
- dialysis patientOne requiring blood filtration