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The term dialysis is based on the Greek word dialuein. meaning "to break up or to dissolve." Explain how this meaning relates to the process of dialysis.

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The term dialysis is adapted from the word “dialuein” which translates to “to break up or to dissolve”. The original meaning of the word relates to the process of dialysis because it is performed by separating wastes from the blood. The clean blood is returned back to the body while the wastes are diffused into a dialysis fluid. Dialysis is an external process that uses a machine to perform the function of the kidney in kidney-malfunction patients.

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