dialyzer

[ dahy-uh-lahy-zer ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌlaɪ zər /

noun

Also di·al·y·za·tor [dahy-al-i-zey-ter] /daɪˈæl ɪˌzeɪ tər/. an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis.

Origin of dialyzer

First recorded in 1860–65; dialyze + -er1

Words nearby dialyzer

dialysis, dialysis encephalopathy syndrome, dialytic, dialyzate, dialyze, dialyzer, diam., diamagnet, diamagnetic, diamagnetism, diamantiferous

Example sentences from the Web for dialyzer

  • In these experiments, the dialyzer tubes containing the proteid and pepsin-acid were immersed in a large volume of 0.2 per cent.

    On Digestive Proteolysis |R. H. Chittenden

  • In these dialyzer experiments it was observed that not only did peptones diffuse, but also the proteoses.

    On Digestive Proteolysis |R. H. Chittenden

Medical definitions for dialyzer

dialyzer
[ dī′ə-lī′zər ]

n.

A machine equipped with a semipermeable membrane and used for performing dialysis.
A hemodialyzer.