dialysis

dialisi

Trattamento che elimina le sostanze di scarto dal sangue quando i reni non riescono a farlo adeguatamente.

In inglese semplice: A treatment that removes waste from your blood when your kidneys cannot do it properly.

• He needs dialysis twice a week.
• The hospital installed new dialysis machines.
• She has been on dialysis for several months.

Come si usa: be on dialysis (My uncle has been on dialysis since January.)

Espressioni comuni: on dialysis, dialysis treatment, dialysis machine

dialisi

Procedimento che separa particelle facendo passare quelle più piccole attraverso una membrana sottile e trattenendo le altre.

In inglese semplice: A process that separates tiny particles by letting smaller ones pass through a thin sheet.

• Dialysis removed salts from the solution.
• The laboratory uses dialysis to separate small molecules.
• Particles pass through the membrane during dialysis.

Espressioni comuni: dialysis membrane, dialysis experiment, dialysis of something