1. to subject to dialysis; to separate substances in solution by diffusion through a membrane
Usage: medical; chemistry

Examples

• The machine dialyzes the patient’s blood three times a week.
• The kidney dialyzes waste products from the bloodstream.
• The laboratory dialyzes the protein solution to remove salt.
• When the kidney fails, a machine dialyzes the blood artificially.
• The process dialyzes toxins from the patient’s system.
• The artificial kidney dialyzes blood by filtering it through a membrane.