artificial kidney

noun

1. a mechanical device that operates outside the body and substitutes for the kidney by removing waste products from the blood.

artificial kidney

noun

1. med a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis

Word History and Origins

Origin of artificial kidney¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

For Mr. Hall to do his three-hour Tablo treatment, he connects one needle to an arterial line to move the blood through the machine’s dialyzer, also known as an artificial kidney.

From New York Times

We like to call it an “ECMO on steroids” because there are lots of different pumps and sensors, there’s an artificial kidney inside the system, and so on.

From Scientific American

With hemodialysis, the blood is removed from the body and cleaned in a dialyzer, or artificial kidney, before being returned.

From Los Angeles Times

Nephrologists in San Francisco hope to one day implant this artificial kidney into patients and have tested some of its components in animals.Credit:

From Nature

Azar, whose father was on dialysis before he received a kidney transplant, also will be directed to develop ways to spur the development of an artificial kidney and increase transplantations of organs.

From Washington Post