HemodialysisHD
Also called Kidney machine treatment
NephrologyInternal MedicineImportant
Extracorporeal procedure using a dialyzer to filter toxins, waste, and excess fluid from blood in patients with kidney failure.
Korean
혈액투석(투석)
투석기를 이용하여 신부전 환자의 혈액에서 독소·노폐물·과잉 수분을 제거하는 의료 처치.
French
Hémodialyse
Procédure extracorporelle utilisant un dialyseur pour filtrer les toxines, les déchets et l'excès de liquide du sang en cas d'insuffisance rénale.
Word parts
dia-Prefix(Greek) Through, across, completehem/oRoot(Greek: hem/o, hemat/o) Blood-lysisSuffix(Greek) Breakdown, destruction