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dialysis

dy-AL-ih-sis

StatusNew

Definition

Artificial filtering of blood when kidneys fail

ProcedureUrinary

Breakdown

Prefix

dia-

through

Suffix

-lysis

separation

Etymology

Greek: dia- (through) + -lysis (separation)

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