Ultrafiltration [ultrafiltrace]
The separation of particles from a suspension by passage through a filter with very fine pores. In ultrafiltration the separation is accomplished by convective transport; in DIALYSIS separation relies instead upon differential diffusion. Ultrafiltration occurs naturally and is a laboratory procedure. Artificial ultrafiltration of the blood is referred to as HEMOFILTRATION or HEMODIAFILTRATION (if combined with HEMODIALYSIS).
- Annotation
- NIM; ultrafilt of blood is indexed under HEMOFILTRATION or HEMODIAFILTRATION if combined with hemodialysis
- DUI
- D014462 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0022232
- Previous indexing
- Filtration (1970-1972)
- History note
- 73
- Public note
- 73
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- AE
- adverse effects 5
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- ES
- ethics
- HI
- history
- IS
- instrumentation 8
- MT
- methods 43
- ST
- standards 4
- SN
- statistics & numerical data
- TD
- trends 2
- VE
- veterinary