'Dialysis' definitions:
Definition of 'dialysis'
From: WordNet
noun
Separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Definition of 'Dialysis'
From: GCIDE
- Dialysis \Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. Dialyses. [L., separation, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to loose.]
- 1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See Di[ae]resis, 1. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Rhet.) Same as Asyndeton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]