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dialysis

[dahy-al-uh-sis] / daɪˈæl ə sɪs /
NOUN
separation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departure disengagement dissolution divorce estrangement partition segregation split
STRONG
break detachment disconnection disjunction dissociation disunion division divorcement embarkation farewell gap parting rift rupture severance
WEAK
dedomiciling disrelation leave-taking parting of the ways pffft split-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
connection juncture marriage union
STRONG
agreement association attachment closing closure combination greeting hello
WEAK
togetherness

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Fuel shortages are keeping doctors and nurses away from work and hospitals are canceling surgeries and delaying vaccines for children and life-saving treatments such as kidney dialysis and radiation therapy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Power cuts lasting up to 18 hours a day have affected hospital emergency wards, dialysis patients and pumping stations.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The kidney dialysis company got a lift after it breezed past expectations for fourth-quarter earnings.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Oreo-maker Mondelez, insulin tracker Insulet, chips-and-drinks company PepsiCo, dialysis provider DaVita and Budweiser brewer AB InBev were among the casualties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

All those years of kidney dialysis, and his heart had killed him.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart