Preferred term
hemodialysis
Type
Type of entity- Topic
Broader concept
Broader conceptEntry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- kidney dialysis
- renal dialysis
Scope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- Use for therapeutic cleansing of the blood based on dialysis in cases of renal insufficiency; for other (e.g. laboratory and industrial) applications of the process of selective diffusion through a semipermeable membrane to separate small solute molecules and ions in a mixture from colloids and larger substances, USE dialysis.
Field 001 in MARC Authority Format
- 18021
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/45093