h 4 e 1 m 3 o 1 d 2 i 1 a 1 l 1 y 4 s 1 i 1 s 1
12 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
originFrom Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, hemo- + dialysis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- hemolysis 17
- modishly 17
- shamoyed 17
- lehayims 16
- halidomes 15
- holidays 15
- hyaloids 15
- lehayim 15
- shamoys 15
- hemiolias 14
- amyloids 14
- demolish 14