Dialysis1. (n.) Diaeresis. See Diaeresis.
2. (n.) Same as Asyndeton.
3. (n.) Debility.
4. (n.) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.
5. (n.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.
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