what is "filtering" in medical terms?

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what is "filtering" in medical terms?

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filter wastes

2007-06-24 16:49:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

what does filtering wastes mean?

2007-06-24 17:02:43 · update #1

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Eliminating or separating certain elements, as the waste substrates and particles, particles of certain size from a solution, or rays of certain wavelength.

2007-06-24 18:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Depends on the context. Is it regarding manufacturing of drugs? Is it discussing the filtration of waste from a certain process?

Not sure where to guide you...

2007-06-24 23:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by microbioguy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

One example of "filtering" can be dialysis. Such as kidney dialysis where they remove from the blood what the kidneys cannot.

2007-06-25 00:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by avengress 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋