dialysis
Word family adjectivedialysabledialyticverbdialysenoundialyserdialysis
di·al·y·sis /daɪˈælɪsɪs/ noun [uncountableU] MHthe process of taking harmful substances out of someone’s blood using a special machine, because their kidneys do not work properly 透析〔使用一种特殊仪器为肾功能不正常的病人除去血液中的有害物质〕on dialysis He has been on dialysis for the past three years. 三年来他一直在做透析。
on dialysis• Bill will probably have to spend the rest of his life on dialysis. Origin dialysis (1800-1900) Modern Latin Greek, “separation”, from lyein “to loosen”