Medical Terminology Simplified

Organ transplant of a kidney in a patient with end-stage renal disease; also called kid-

ney transplantation

Additional Medical Terms • CHAPTER 7 311311

Dialyzer

Dialysate

lines

Access

Blood

lines

Hemodialysis

machine

Figure 7-11Hemodialysis.

Figure 7-12Peritoneal dialysis.

(A)Introducing dialysis fluid into the

peritoneal cavity. (B)Draining dialysate

with waste products from the peritoneal

cavity.

Peritoneal

cavity

Fresh
dialysate
solution

Used

dialysate

solution

renal transplantation

RĒ-năl trăns-plăn-TĀ-

shŭn

ren: kidney

-al: pertaining to

AB