verb
- past tense of dialyze; subjected to dialysis, especially the medical process of filtering waste products from blood when kidneys cannot function properly
- past tense of dialyze; separated substances in solution using a semipermeable membrane
Usage: medical
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The patient was dialyzed three times a week at the clinic.
- After her kidneys failed, she needed to be dialyzed regularly.
- The blood sample was dialyzed to remove impurities.
- Scientists dialyzed the protein solution overnight.
- He felt much better after being dialyzed.
- The laboratory dialyzed the mixture to separate the compounds.