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The artificial method of treating the blood for removing the nitrogenous waste from it is known as:

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Bypass surgery

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Hemodialysis

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Colonoscopy

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Chemotherapy

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Solution

The correct option is B
Hemodialysis

In hemodialysis or simply dialysis, blood is passed through series of tubes outside the human body and during this passage, nitrogenous wastes are removed.

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