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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haemodialysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
haemodial-y-sis
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From haemo- + dialysis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

haemodialyses (plural) hemodialysis (alternative)

Synonyms

hemodialysis

Questions

What does haemodialysis mean?
The use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
Where does haemodialysis come from?
From haemo- + dialysis.

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