haemodialysis

Thân thiện

A patient receives haemodialysis at the clinic.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical procedure for purifying blood: Haemodialysis is a process that filters a person's blood outside their body using a machine. This removes waste products, toxins, and excess fluid when the kidneys are unable to perform this function adequately.

Usage

• Haemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (kidney failure).
• The procedure typically requires patients to visit a clinic several times a week for sessions lasting a few hours.
• It is a form of renal replacement therapy.

Examples

• Noun:
  • After his kidneys failed, he began regular haemodialysis treatments.
  • The hospital has a dedicated unit for haemodialysis.
  • Advances in technology have made home haemodialysis a possibility for some patients.

Advanced Usage

• "To undergo haemodialysis": to receive the haemodialysis treatment.
  • She must undergo haemodialysis three times per week.
• "Haemodialysis access": refers to the surgically created point where blood is removed and returned during treatment, such as a fistula or catheter.
  • The surgeon created an arteriovenous fistula for haemodialysis access.

Variants and Related Words

• Hemodialysis (noun): The American English spelling of 'haemodialysis'. Both terms are identical in meaning.
• Dialyze (verb): To subject to dialysis; to perform dialysis on.
  • The machine dialyzes the patient's blood.
• Dialysate (noun): The fluid used in the dialysis machine to draw wastes out of the blood.
• Dialyzer (noun): The filter in the haemodialysis machine where the blood is cleaned.

Synonyms

• Kidney dialysis: A general term for procedures that filter blood, including haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
• Blood dialysis: A less common but descriptive synonym.

Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)

• Peritoneal dialysis: A different type of dialysis that uses the lining of the patient's own abdomen to filter blood, instead of an external machine.
• Renal failure: The medical condition (kidney failure) that necessitates haemodialysis.
• Nephrology: The branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys.

Học thuật

Noun

1. dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hemodialysis