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hemodialyzer

hemodialyzer

7.7
A machine that cleans a person's blood when their kidneys do not work
  • noun
  • /ˌhiːmoʊˈdaɪəˌlaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hemodializador
  • Patients with kidney failure often rely on a hemodialyzer to remove harmful substances from their blood.
  • hemodialyzer membrane

Examples

  • The hemodialyzer cleans the blood by filtering out toxins during the dialysis process.

  • During his treatment, the doctor explained how the hemodialyzer works to purify his blood before returning it to his body.

  • We believe these hearing losses were probably caused by contamination of the blood by the degraded product of an old cellulose acetate hemodialyzer membrane.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

dialysis machine
vshemodialyzer
  • Specialized
4 3.5

A machine that removes waste and extra fluid from a person's blood when their kidneys fail

is for general medical treatment removing waste and returning cleaned blood to the body
dialyzer
vshemodialyzer
  • Specialized
2 7.9

A machine that filters a person's blood during kidney treatment to remove waste and extra water

focuses on removing waste and returning cleaned blood to the body
artificial kidney
vshemodialyzer
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A machine that filters waste from a person's blood when the kidneys do not work

emphasizes dialysis treatment rather than acting as an organ replacement

Surface Forms

hemodialyzer singular
hemodialyzers plural

Morphology

hemodialyzer = dialyzer (semi-transparent) = hemo + dialyze + er

Formation is straightforward (prefix 'hemo-' + 'dialyzer'), but 'hemo-' is a specialized combining form meaning 'blood' that may be unfamiliar to average B1 learners.

Etymology

Hemodialyzer breaks into three parts: hemo- meaning 'blood', dialyze meaning 'to separate' or 'clean', and -izer meaning 'a device'. So a hemodialyzer is literally a device that 'cleans' or separates waste from the blood and returns the cleaned blood to the body.