peritoneal dialysis

English

Noun

peritoneal dialysis (uncountable) (abbreviation PD)

(medicine) A treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease in which fluids are exchanged from the blood in the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen.

Translations

treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease

Chinese:
Mandarin: 腹膜透析 (fùmó tòuxī)

Finnish: vatsakalvodialyysi
Russian: перитонеа́льный диа́лиз m (peritoneálʹnyj diáliz)

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