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Descriptor
English
:
Ultrafiltration
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ultrafiltración
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ultrafiltração
Tree Number:
E04.292.975
E05.196.454.807
G01.280.807
G02.263.807
SP4.021.202.133.709.640
SP4.031.100.200.292.718.344.070
Definition
English
:
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).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
NIM; ultrafilt of blood is indexed under
HEMOFILTRATION
or
HEMODIAFILTRATION
if combined with hemodialysis
See Related
English
:
Hemofiltration
Micropore Filters
History Note
English
:
73
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
23497
Unique Identifier:
D014462
Occurrence in VHL
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