Due to the malfunctioning of kidneys, Seema's father was asked to undergo dialysis. How does dialysis help?

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Dialysis:
Kidney failure is a condition in which both kidneys fail to filter urea and other waste from the blood.
If the waste keeps on accumulating in the body, it can be fatal to the person.
In such cases, blood is passed through a dialysis machine or artificial kidney.
This process is called dialysis.
Through dialysis, the nitrogenous waste and other waste products are filtered out from the blood.

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