Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἱμο- ‎(haimo-, “blood”) +‎ διάλυσις ‎(diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω ‎(dialúō, “I separate”), from διά ‎(diá, “through”) +‎ λύω ‎(lúō, “I loose”). Synchronically, hemo- +‎ dialysis.