Dialysis may refer to:
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Dialysis (chemistry), a process of separating molecules in solution
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Electrodialysis
Electrodialysis (ED) is used to transport salt ions from one solution through ion-exchange membranes to another solution under the influence of an applied electric potential difference. This is done in a configuration called an electrodialysis ...
, used to transport salt ions from one solution to another through an ion-exchange membrane under the influence of an applied electric potential.
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Kidney dialysis
Kidney dialysis is the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally. Along with kidney transplantation, it is a type of renal replacement therapy.
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is the process of removing water, solutes and toxins from the blood of individuals with compromised kidney function, primary types of which are:
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Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis, American and British English spelling differences#ae and oe, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply ''"'dialysis'"'', is a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of Kidney dialys ...
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Peritoneal dialysis
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Hemofiltration
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Liver dialysis, a detoxification treatment for liver failure.
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''Dialysis'' (fly), a genus of insects in the family
Xylophagidae
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