Descriptor English: | Dialysis | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Diálisis
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Diálise | ||||
Descriptor French: | Dialyse | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Dialyses |
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Tree number(s): |
E05.196.353 G02.186 SP4.202.660.460 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003956 | ||||
Scope note: | A process of selective diffusion through a membrane. It is usually used to separate low-molecular-weight solutes which diffuse through the membrane from the colloidal and high-molecular-weight solutes which do not. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
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Annotation: | anal & phys chem process; NIM; in ther of kidney dis "dialysis" is likely to be RENAL DIALYSIS or PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; nothing to do with "dialysis retinae" ( = RETINAL DIALYSES see RETINAL PERFORATIONS) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MT methods SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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DeCS ID: | 3982 | ||||
Unique ID: | D003956 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques -
PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Chemical Phenomena [G02]Chemical Phenomena -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Dialysis
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Concept UI |
M0006201 |
Scope note | A process of selective diffusion through a membrane. It is usually used to separate low-molecular-weight solutes which diffuse through the membrane from the colloidal and high-molecular-weight solutes which do not. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
Preferred term | Dialysis |
Entry term(s) |
Dialyses |
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