Ultrafiltration Health Dictionary

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n. filtration under pressure. In the kidney, blood is subjected to ultrafiltration to remove the unwanted water, urea, and other waste material that goes to make up urine.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Ultrafiltration

Filtration carried out under pressure. Blood undergoes ultra?ltration in the KIDNEYS to remove the waste products, urea and surplus water that constitute URINE.... ultrafiltration



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