腹ふく膜まく透とう析せき

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noun

peritoneal dialysis

medicine

Medical term for a type of dialysis that uses the peritoneum as a filter.

腹abdomen, belly, stomach

膜membrane

透transparent, permeate, filter

析chop, divide, tear

血けつ液えき透とう析せき
Hemodialysis, the more common type of dialysis that filters blood outside the body, while 腹膜透析 uses the peritoneal membrane inside the body.

Compound of 腹膜 (peritoneum) and 透析 (dialysis).