Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun artificial_kidney

1 sense of artificial kidney

Sense 1
artificial kidney, hemodialyzer -- (a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body)
       => dialyzer, dialysis machine -- (a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)