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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dialysis \Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr.
     Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to
     loose.]
     1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See {Di[ae]resis}, 1.
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     2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}.
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     3. (Med.)
        (a) Debility.
        (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of
            parts.
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     4. (Chem.) 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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dialysis
       n : separation of substances in solution by means of their
           unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
       [also: {dialyses} (pl)]

















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