(a) What is meant by dialysis ? What type of patients are put on dialysis ?

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Dialysis is the process of removing waste substances like urea from the blood by selective and passive diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.

The dialysis machine takes the impure blood, purifies using a kidney machine and then it is sent back to the body.

Patients suffering from kidney failure are put on dialysis.

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