Noun
The instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGraham's study of colloids resulted in his ability to separate colloids and crystalloids using a so-called "dialyzer", using technology that is a rudimentary forerunner of technology in modern kidney dialysis machines. Source: Internet
The blood is pumped through a dialyzer or "hemofilter" as in dialysis, but no dialysate is used. Source: Internet
Then, in 1945, a 67-year-old comatose woman regained consciousness following 11 hours of hemodialysis with the dialyzer, and lived for another seven years before dying from an unrelated condition. Source: Internet
Ultrafiltration occurs by increasing the hydrostatic pressure across the dialyzer membrane. Source: Internet