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hemodialysis

medical procedure for purifying blood
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hemodialysis

Summary

hemodialysis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hemodialysis is credited with the discovery of Willem Johan Kolff[2].
  • hemodialysis is a type of renal dialysis[3].
  • hemodialysis is a type of extracorporeal procedure[4].
  • hemodialysis's Commons category is recorded as Hemodialysis[5].
  • hemodialysis's health specialty is recorded as nephrology[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include renal dialysis[3] and extracorporeal procedure[4].

Why It Matters

hemodialysis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).[1] hemodialysis has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] hemodialysis is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

nephrology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Subclass of → renal dialysis, extracorporeal procedure
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