hemodialysis

noun

he·​mo·​di·​al·​y·​sis ˌhē-mō-dī-ˈa-lə-səs How to pronounce hemodialysis (audio)

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Medicare costs for one patient’s hemodialysis treatment is approximately $100,000 annually. Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 In 2019, the same network obtained an additional 145 million euro contract for hemodialysis kits, with payment mechanisms reportedly linked to crude oil or fuel oil—allowing transactions to bypass conventional banking systems. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 King underwent hemodialysis and then passed out. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The amendments come out of an abundance of caution, in an effort to prevent acute kidney injury requiring intensive blood-cleaning hemodialysis treatment. New Atlas, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hemodialysis

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First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hemodialysis was in 1947

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“Hemodialysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemodialysis. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

hemodialysis

noun
he·​mo·​di·​al·​y·​sis
variants or chiefly British haemodialysis
plural hemodialyses -ˌsēz How to pronounce hemodialysis (audio)

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