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What is the definition or description of: hemodalysis?
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Hemodialysis: The correct spelling is hemodialysis. This is the procedure in which blood is equilibrated with a physiologic saline solution to allow toxins that are ordinarily removed by the kidneys to diffuse out of the blood. The artificial kidney.
Answered 3/11/2013
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