Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical instrument for separating substances in a solution: A dialysis machine is a device that uses the principle of unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes to filter waste products, excess salts, and fluids from the blood. It is primarily used to perform hemodialysis for patients with kidney failure.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient undergoes treatment three times a week on the dialysis machine.
  • Modern dialysis machines are equipped with sophisticated safety monitors.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on a dialysis machine": to be receiving hemodialysis treatment.
  • After his kidneys failed, he had to be on a dialysis machine regularly.

Variants and Related Words

• Dialyzer (n): Another term for the filter component within a dialysis machine.
  • The dialyzer is the core part where blood purification occurs.
• Hemodialysis (n): The medical procedure performed by a dialysis machine.
  • Hemodialysis typically requires a dialysis machine and a vascular access point.

Synonyms

• Artificial kidney: A common informal term for a dialysis machine.
• Hemodialyzer: A technical synonym for the machine.

Related Phrases

• Dialysis treatment: The overall process involving the machine.
  • She travels to the clinic for her dialysis treatment.
• Dialysis session: A single period of time connected to the machine.
  • Each dialysis session lasts about four hours.

Noun

1. a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes