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ar′tifi′cial kid′ney, 
  1. Surgerya mechanical device that operates outside the body and substitutes for the kidney by removing waste products from the blood. Also called hemodialyzer. Cf. dialysis (def. 3).
  • 1910–15

'artificial kidney' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
haemodialysis - hemodialysis - hemodialyzer - kidney machine - Kolff

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