kidneyfiltration
nounUK /ˈkɪdni fɪlˈtreɪʃən/
US /ˈkɪdni fɪlˈtreɪʃən/
The way your kidneys clean your blood by taking out waste and extra water.
Kidney filtration helps your body get rid of things it does not need.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process in which tiny filters in the kidney separate waste from blood.
Doctors studied kidney filtration to understand how the organs stay healthy.
3. A mechanical or artificial process that mimics how kidneys clean blood.
The dialysis machine performs kidney filtration for patients.
4. The rate at which the kidneys filter blood, often measured in tests.
Her kidney filtration rate was normal.