HEMODIALYSIS

hemodialysis, haemodialysis

(noun) dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hemodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemodialyses)

(medicine) A dialysis utilizing extracorporeal removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

Source: Wiktionary



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PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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