Dialysis

Introduction: Dialysis

Description of Dialysis

Dialysis: (1) A form of filtration to separate crystalloid from colloid substances (or smaller molecules from larger ones) in a solution by interposing a semipermeable membrane between the solution and dialyzing fluid; the crystalloid (smaller) substances pass through the membrane into the dialyzing fluid on the other side, the colloids do not. (2) The separation of substances across a semipermeable membrane on the basis of particle size or concentration gradients. (3) A method of artificial kidney function. [G. a separation, fr. dialyo, to separate]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Dialysis: The process of filtering the blood when the kidneys are not able to cleanse it.
Source: National Institute of Health

Dialysis: process of selective diffusion through a membrane; it is usually used to separate low molecular weight solutes which diffuse through the membrane from the colloidal and high molecular weight solutes which do not; for therapeutic dialysis use DIALYSIS THERAPY
Source: CRISP

Dialysis: A process of selective diffusion through a membrane. It is usually used to separate low-molecular-weight solutes which diffuse through the membrane from the colloidal and high-molecular-weight solutes which do not. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Dialysis: Treatments

Dialysis (treatment): Another name for Kidney dialysis.

More information on treatment: Kidney dialysis:

• Kidney dialysis

Terms associated with Dialysis:

More specific terms for Dialysis:

• Microdialysis

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Dialysis

• Chemistry, Analytical
• Chemistry, Physical

Source - MeSH 2007

• physical separation

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Dialysis

The following list attempts to classify Dialysis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Investigative Techniques
  • Chemistry, Analytical
    • Dialysis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Natural Sciences
  • Chemistry
    • Chemistry, Physical
      • Dialysis

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