hemofiltration

hemofiltration
A process, similar to hemodialysis, by which blood is dialyzed using ultrafiltration, and usually to remove a specific product of fluid volume.

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he·mo·fil·tra·tion or chiefly Brit hae·mo·fil·tra·tion .hē-mō-fil-'trā-shən n the process of removing blood from the living body (as of a kidney patient), purifying it by passing it through a system of extracorporeal filters, and returning it to the body

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he·mo·fil·tra·tion (he″mo-fil-traґshən) the removal of waste products from the blood by passing the blood through extracorporeal filters. Cf. hemoperfusion.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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