dialyzer

[ dahy-uh-lahy-zer ]

noun

1. Also di·al·y·za·tor [] an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialyzer¹

First recorded in 1860–65; dialyze + -er ¹

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

With hemodialysis, machines filter the blood outside the body via a dialyzer — essentially an artificial kidney — and return it to the body.

From Los Angeles Times

For four hours, my polluted blood supply would be siphoned out through a catheter jammed into my femoral artery, pushed through a dialyzer, and returned to me.

From New York Times

Here I have a tested dialyzer in which has been placed a half cubic centimeter of pure clear serum.

From Project Gutenberg