noun
- a medical procedure that filters waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient requires hemodialysis three times a week.
- Hemodialysis treatments typically last about four hours.
- She was placed on hemodialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant.
- The hemodialysis machine removes toxins from the bloodstream.
- Many people with kidney failure depend on hemodialysis to survive.
- The dialysis center provides hemodialysis services to dozens of patients daily.