dialysis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

WordNet

Di*al"y*sis noun
Etymology
L., separation, fr. Gr. , fr. to part asunder, dissolve; through + to loose.
Wordforms
plural Dialyses
Definitions
  1. (Gram.) Diæresis. See Diæresis, #1
  2. (Rhet.) Same as Asyndeton.
  3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.
  4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.

Webster 1913