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hemofiltration

noun he·mo·fil·tra·tion

Medical Definition of HEMOFILTRATION

:  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

Variants of HEMOFILTRATION

he·mo·fil·tra·tion or chiefly British hae·mo·fil·tra·tion \ˌhē-mō-fil-ˈtrā-shən\

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