dialysis machine

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dialysis
noun[U]
uk
/daɪˈæl.ə.sɪs/us
/daɪˈæl.ə.sɪs/
a process of separating substances from liquid by putting them through a thin piece of skin-like material, especially in order to remove waste substances from the blood of someone whose kidneys are not ...
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machine
noun[C]
uk
/məˈʃiːn/us
/məˈʃiːn/
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type ...
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(Definition ofdialysisandmachinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A man was put on adialysismachineand it was essential that he remain here for treatment.
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However, it is vital that such people have a telephone to hand at all times when they are connected to thedialysismachine.
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For example, if you take out adialysismachineyou have an extra room.
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If adialysismachineis used at home, it costs £6,000 a year, and it means total disruption of the life of the person involved.
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But there do not have to be donors for the substitute, the kidneydialysismachine, which is very much in shortfall at present.
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For example, a hospital type ofdialysismachineneeds between 20 and 25 skilled people to operate and maintain it.
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Threats were made to that miner that just because he was exercising his right to go to work thedialysismachinewould be damaged.
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This morning he is in hospital as an outpatient on adialysismachine.
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I was successful in getting an immigrant put on adialysismachine.
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Apparently, he was drinking it because he is on adialysismachine.
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However, he cannot take such holidays unless he is sure that he can use adialysismachinetwo or three times a week when he is away.
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Haemodialysis means that the patient is connected to adialysismachinefor four to five hours three times a week.
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It would be totally cruel and unfair if, as a result of switching to a twice a weekdialysismachine, that woman were to lose her attendance allowance.
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No nursing home or person with a homedialysismachinecould have a water supply, but a commercial concern that was willing to pay could have one.
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Switching this order leads to partial recycling of the same blood through thedialysismachineleading to less effective treatment.
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She required the aid of adialysismachinethree times a week.
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He is currently on adialysismachineawaiting a kidney transplant and is unable to tour extensively.
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She was put on adialysismachineto clear her kidneys.
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He would remain on adialysismachinefor six years before an organ donor was available and underwent an operation to receive a new kidney in 1996.
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It assumes all dialysis machines are available for use and none are under repair, kept as spare, or dedicated for high-risk patients.
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