kidney dialysis
Artificial organ function
Kidney dialysis is a medical procedure that filters waste and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys can no longer do so adequately.
A machine performs the blood-cleaning function that healthy kidneys handle naturally.
Patients with kidney failure typically undergo dialysis several times weekly, often for hours at a time: He's been on dialysis for three years while waiting for a transplant.
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