Definition of "dialyzer" []

• A machine equipped with a semipermeable membrane and used for performing dialysis. (noun)

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• "The filter is called a dialyzer or "artificial kidney.""
• "By pumping blood through a dialyzer—a many-layered filter that acts like a sponge—the procedure removes poisons from the blood before returning it to the body."
• "During dialysis, the patient's blood is cleansed by running it through tubes and a device called a dialyzer."