DIALYZER

dialyzer, dialysis machine

(noun) a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dialyzer (plural dialyzers)

(medicine) The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes

Source: Wiktionary


Di"a*ly`zer, n.

Definition: The instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 November 2024

OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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