透析
Dialysis in Mandarin is 透析.
The term refers to the medical process of the artificial removal of waste products from the blood.
Meaning: medicine: artificial removal of waste products from the blood (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 透析 is composed of 透 (tòu), meaning to permeate or pass through and 析 (xī), meaning to separate or analyze.
Did you know?
- While 透析 is the formal medical term, patients and families in hospitals often use the colloquial phrase 洗腎 (xǐshèn), which literally translates to 'washing the kidneys'.
- The radical in 析 is 'wood' (木), which is a common feature in many characters related to splitting or dividing, though it has no biological relation to the kidney.
- In Mandarin, the concept of 'permeating' in 透析 is the same root used for 'transparent' 透明, as both describe something allowing light or matter to pass through.
Examples in context
- 我的祖母需要进行透析治疗。My grandmother needs to undergo dialysis treatment.
- 他前天开始洗肾了。He started dialysis the day before yesterday.
- 他需要定期进行透析。tā xū yào dìng qī jìn xíng tòu xī.He needs to undergo dialysis regularly.
- 透析可以帮助排除体内的毒素。tòu xī kě yǐ bāng zhù pái chú tǐ nèi de dú sù.Dialysis can help remove toxins from the body.
- 医生正在讨论透析的过程。yī shēng zhèng zài tǎo lùn tòu xī de guò chéng.The doctor is discussing the dialysis process.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a relative's health at a cafe.
- 浩然 Haoran雨婷，你爷爷的身体怎么样了？Yǔtíng, nǐ yéye de shēntǐ zěnmeyàng le?Yuting, how is your grandfather's health?
- 雨婷 Yuting他现在必须定期做透析。Tā xiànzài bìxū dìngqī zuò tòuxī.He has to do dialysis regularly now.
- 浩然 Haoran那他觉得累吗？Nà tā juéde lèi ma?Does he feel tired then?
- 雨婷 Yuting有时会累，但精神好多了。Yǒushí huì lèi, dàn jīngshén hǎo duō le.Sometimes he is tired, but his spirits are much better.
