What does "dialysis" mean?
Dialysis: (Rhet.) Same as Asyndeton.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.
- 3.(Chem.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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