filtration
(fil-trā′shŏn)
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Removal of particles from a solution by allowing the liquid portion to pass through a membrane or other partial barrier. The membrane or barrier contains holes or spaces allowing the liquid to pass but too small to permit passage of the solid particles.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Filtration." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744262/all/filtration.
Filtration. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744262/all/filtration. Accessed December 12, 2024.
Filtration. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744262/all/filtration
Filtration [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744262/all/filtration.
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