Dialysis
noun
A treatment that does the work of your kidneys when they can't function properly.
Due to his kidney failure, John must undergo dialysis three times a week.
Often appears as...
- undergo dialysis
- dialysis treatment
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Technical
noun
A process that removes unwanted components/impurities from a solution.
In the lab, we used dialysis to remove the salt from the solution.
Often appears as...
- dialysis of a solution
- dialysis process
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A treatment that does the work of your kidneys when they can't function properly.
Due to his kidney failure, John must undergo dialysis three times a week.
Often appears as...
- undergo dialysis
- dialysis treatment
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A process that removes unwanted components/impurities from a solution.
In the lab, we used dialysis to remove the salt from the solution.
Often appears as...
- dialysis of a solution
- dialysis process
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Health Context
It's used in a health context referring to a crucial life-sustaining procedure.
After the accident, she needed urgent dialysis.
Pro Tip 2/3Regular Sessions
Dialysis often requires regular sessions over a long period, not just one-time treatment.
My grandfather has dialysis sessions twice a week.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Condition
It implies the seriousness of kidney issues and may evoke sympathy or concern.
She has been on dialysis since her kidneys failed last year.
Pro Tip 1/3Health Context
It's used in a health context referring to a crucial life-sustaining procedure.
After the accident, she needed urgent dialysis.
Pro Tip 2/3Regular Sessions
Dialysis often requires regular sessions over a long period, not just one-time treatment.
My grandfather has dialysis sessions twice a week.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Condition
It implies the seriousness of kidney issues and may evoke sympathy or concern.
She has been on dialysis since her kidneys failed last year.
Pro Tip 1/3Health Context
It's used in a health context referring to a crucial life-sustaining procedure.
After the accident, she needed urgent dialysis.
Pro Tip 2/3Regular Sessions
Dialysis often requires regular sessions over a long period, not just one-time treatment.
My grandfather has dialysis sessions twice a week.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Condition
It implies the seriousness of kidney issues and may evoke sympathy or concern.
She has been on dialysis since her kidneys failed last year.
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Printing a human kidney...
missing school it was just pretty much miserable I couldn't you know go out in play you know basketball at recess without feeling like I was going to pass out when I got back inside it was I felt so sick I was facing basically a lifetime of dialysis and I don't even like to think about what my life would
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Printing a human kidney...
I was missing school. It was pretty much miserable. I couldn't go out and play basketball at recess without feeling like I was going to pass out when I got back inside. I felt so sick. I was facing basically a lifetime of dialysis,
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The gospel of doubt PIPE...
that I was the dialysis for a country that needed a kidney transplant. I realized that my story stood in for all those who were expected to pick themselves up by their bootstraps, even if they didn't have any boots;
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What makes life worth...
That's true at the end of life and for medical care throughout our lives. If you're pregnant, do you want genetic screening? Is a knee replacement right or not? Do you want to do dialysis in a clinic or at home?
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Inspiring generosity and...
dialysis a certain point of time we needed a blood blood donation wasn't a popular culture in Sudan back then so we went into panic we shouted we need the blood we need a blood people gathered
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How to create a world...
because we can provide them with good pancreatic cells that can produce insulin on their own. And imagine a world where patients with kidney failure do not have to face the burden of dialysis.
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A guerilla gardener in...
I see wheelchairs bought and sold like used cars. I see dialysis centers popping up like Starbucks. And I figured, this has to stop. So I figured that the problem is the solution.
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Maryn McKenna: What do...
transplant recipients, premature babies. Next, any treatment that installs foreign objects in the stents for stroke, pumps for diabetes, dialysis, joint replacements.
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Donating a Kidney to a...
Thank you. Dialysis is behind her. She has no chances of needing dialysis any time soon. It's heartwarming to see someone so young get a new chance on life.
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3 Things Men Can Do to...
four years on dialysis and a kidney transplant aside from the physical risk I put myself into covering wars around the world. The injury we do to ourselves
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Printing a human kidney...
missing school it was just pretty much miserable I couldn't you know go out in play you know basketball at recess without feeling like I was going to pass out when I got back inside it was I felt so sick I was facing basically a lifetime of dialysis and I don't even like to think about what my life would
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Printing a human kidney...
I was missing school. It was pretty much miserable. I couldn't go out and play basketball at recess without feeling like I was going to pass out when I got back inside. I felt so sick. I was facing basically a lifetime of dialysis,
Video examples
The gospel of doubt PIPE...
that I was the dialysis for a country that needed a kidney transplant. I realized that my story stood in for all those who were expected to pick themselves up by their bootstraps, even if they didn't have any boots;
Video examples
What makes life worth...
That's true at the end of life and for medical care throughout our lives. If you're pregnant, do you want genetic screening? Is a knee replacement right or not? Do you want to do dialysis in a clinic or at home?
Video examples
Inspiring generosity and...
dialysis a certain point of time we needed a blood blood donation wasn't a popular culture in Sudan back then so we went into panic we shouted we need the blood we need a blood people gathered
Video examples
How to create a world...
because we can provide them with good pancreatic cells that can produce insulin on their own. And imagine a world where patients with kidney failure do not have to face the burden of dialysis.
Video examples
A guerilla gardener in...
I see wheelchairs bought and sold like used cars. I see dialysis centers popping up like Starbucks. And I figured, this has to stop. So I figured that the problem is the solution.
Video examples
Maryn McKenna: What do...
transplant recipients, premature babies. Next, any treatment that installs foreign objects in the stents for stroke, pumps for diabetes, dialysis, joint replacements.
Video examples
Donating a Kidney to a...
Thank you. Dialysis is behind her. She has no chances of needing dialysis any time soon. It's heartwarming to see someone so young get a new chance on life.
Video examples
3 Things Men Can Do to...
four years on dialysis and a kidney transplant aside from the physical risk I put myself into covering wars around the world. The injury we do to ourselves
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Richard Lamm
American Politician
I believe for some high-technology medicine, like transplants and kidney dialysis, age should be a consideration in the delivery of that technology. In a world of limited resources, we have a larger duty to a 10-year-old than to a 90-year-old.
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Peter Wright
British Celebrity
I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour.
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Jonah Lomu
New Zealander Athlete
I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on.
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Art Buchwald
American Journalist
There was tremendous pressure to take dialysis, and there were lots of tears when I broke the news to the family that I was not going to do it.
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Sheri Fink
American Journalist
A patient healthy enough to undergo a kidney transplant might someday no longer need dialysis. That would free up a slot for a new patient.
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George C. Wolfe
American Playwright
When I was on dialysis, I willed myself to do 'On the Town.' It accesses my most childlike, joyful love of theater.
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James A. Michener
American Novelist
A person on dialysis undergoes very heavy and irritating treatment, and in time, it seems more than you can bear.
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John Perez
American Politician
Organ donation is very personal to me. My mother, before her death, was on kidney dialysis for several years.
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Grizz Chapman
American Actor
I was on dialysis three times a week for four and a half hours each time.
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Natalie Cole
American Musician
The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
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Richard Lamm
American Politician
I believe for some high-technology medicine, like transplants and kidney dialysis, age should be a consideration in the delivery of that technology. In a world of limited resources, we have a larger duty to a 10-year-old than to a 90-year-old.
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Peter Wright
British Celebrity
I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour.
Quote examples
Jonah Lomu
New Zealander Athlete
I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on.
Quote examples
Art Buchwald
American Journalist
There was tremendous pressure to take dialysis, and there were lots of tears when I broke the news to the family that I was not going to do it.
Quote examples
Sheri Fink
American Journalist
A patient healthy enough to undergo a kidney transplant might someday no longer need dialysis. That would free up a slot for a new patient.
Quote examples
George C. Wolfe
American Playwright
When I was on dialysis, I willed myself to do 'On the Town.' It accesses my most childlike, joyful love of theater.
Quote examples
James A. Michener
American Novelist
A person on dialysis undergoes very heavy and irritating treatment, and in time, it seems more than you can bear.
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John Perez
American Politician
Organ donation is very personal to me. My mother, before her death, was on kidney dialysis for several years.
Quote examples
Grizz Chapman
American Actor
I was on dialysis three times a week for four and a half hours each time.
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Natalie Cole
American Musician
The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
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