diachysis
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Etymology edit
from Ancient Greek διάχυσησ (diákhusēs). By surface analysis, dia- + -chysis.
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diachysis (countable and uncountable, plural diachyses)
- (physical chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
- (medicine) Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of liver failure: hemodiachysis or peritoneal diachysis.
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