hemodialysis

noun

he·​mo·​di·​al·​y·​sis ˌhē-mō-dī-ˈa-lə-səs How to pronounce hemodialysis (audio)
: dialysis sense 2

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Sometimes, it is also used during medical procedures, like blood transfusion and hemodialysis (a medical procedure that helps the body filter waste when the kidneys can't). — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed. — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 In Japan, the oil crisis has sparked fears that patients with chronic kidney failure won’t be able to get treatment due to a lack of plastic medical tubes used in hemodialysis. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 Medicare costs for one patient’s hemodialysis treatment is approximately $100,000 annually. — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hemodialysis

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First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hemodialysis was in 1947

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hemodialysis

noun
he·​mo·​di·​al·​y·​sis
variants or chiefly British haemodialysis
ˌhē-mō-dī-ˈal-ə-səs How to pronounce hemodialysis (audio)
plural hemodialyses -ˌsēz How to pronounce hemodialysis (audio)
: dialysis sense 2a

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