dialysis

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Synonyms: dialyses, analysis, diachysis, diaphysis, diapyesis, dialyser, biolysis, dialyse, dialytic, diaclasis, diaplasis

Antonyms: dialyses, analysis, diachysis, diaphysis, diapyesis, dialyser, biolysis, dialyse, dialytic, diaclasis, diaplasis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A method of [[separating]] [[molecule]]s or [[particle]]s of different [[sizes]] by [[differential]] [[diffusion]] through a [[semipermeable]] [[membrane]].
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[use]] of this [[method]] for the [[removal]] of [[waste product]]s from the [[blood]] in the [[case]] of [[kidney]] [[failure]]: [[hemodialysis]] or [[peritoneal dialysis]].
3. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
4. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} [[asyndeton]].

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