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(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. examples
(medicine) Utilization of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. quotations examples
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly)
(rhetoric) The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion. examples
(rhetoric) Asyndeton. examples