noun
artificial dialysis; dialysis
Medical term for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis used to replace kidney function.
彼は週に三回、人工透析を受けている。
He undergoes dialysis three times a week.
透析 is the general term for dialysis; 人工透析 explicitly specifies artificial (as opposed to natural) dialysis, though in practice they are often used interchangeably.
Compound of 人工 (artificial) and 透析 (dialysis).