Dialysis

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• hemodialysis
• peritoneal dialysis; continuous abdominal/ambulatory (cycling) peritoneal dialysis (CAPD, CCPD)

Introduction

• The process of separating crystalloids & colloids in solution by diffusion across a semipermeable membrane. Crystalloids pass readily; colloids pass slowly or not at all.

More General Terms

• separation technique

References

1. Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990
2. Kidney Failure and Dialysis: NIH Institute and Center Resources [1]

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