The main difference there would be that a kidney is an organ that helps the body maintain a proper balance of minerals, metabolites and other bodily fluids.
Dialysis/a dialysis machine is a procedure/machine that can perform some of the basic functions of the kidneys for people experiencing either temporary or long term renal (kidney) failure.
wikipedia has some accurate and in depth pages on both the kidney, and dialysis if you want to know more.
Kidney Dialysis
A dialysis machine removes wastes from the body that the kidney usually does. But not as well as the kidney. About 85% of people on dialysis die in three years without a new kidney.
Dialysis is the machin which is used to perform the function of Kidney .
A dialysis machine removes wastes from the body that the kidney usually does. But not as well as the kidney. About 85% of people on dialysis die in three years without a new kidney.
in the kidney
Yes
Toxins and waste are filtered from the kidneys
Willem Kolff Invented the kidney dialysis machine (1944)
Patients with kidney disorders need to be treated with dialysis. Devices that perform dialysis are simply called dialysis machines (dialyzers). For more information on dialysis follow the links below.
can you get kidney stones while you are on dialysis? my dad gets terrible pains, sometimes lasting for days. someone has mentioned kidney colic, is this possible?
Chronic kidney disease is often treated with dialysis. It is manageable but not reversible.
The most common is a kidney dialysis machine.