HyperDic: artificial_kidney

English > 1 sense of the expression artificial kidney:
NOUNartifactartificial kidney, hemodialyzera machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body
English > artificial kidney: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body.
Synonymhemodialyzer
Broaderdialyzer, dialysis machineA medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

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