1. dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure; [syn: hemodialysis, haemodialysis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
haemodialysis
n 1: dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or
metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of
kidney failure [syn: hemodialysis, haemodialysis]