Dialysis \Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to loose.] 1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See {Di[ae]resis}, 1.
2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}.
3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.
4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.