dialysis.
A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
Meaning & usage
A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
The use of this method for the removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
asyndeton.
Where this word comes from
From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.
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