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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dialysis #120341 01/17/2004 8:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 And I thought "dialysis" was a medical treatment for persons with kidney failure. dialysis di-al'-i-sis from Gk. dia, "through," "asunder" and lyein, "to loose" Also sp. dialisis divisio the dismembrer To spell out alternatives, or to present either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion. A synonym for asyndeton. Examples [For Definition #1] If you remember it, I have said enough, if not, my words will not provoke you. Related Figures Figures of Division Related Topics of Invention Division Sources: Rutil. 1.15 (#2 = asyndeton); Sherry (1550) 55 (#1 = "dialisis," "divisio," "division"); Putt. (1589) 230 (#1—"dialisis," "the dismembrer") © 1996-2003, Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University Please cite "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trees | SILVA RHETORICAE | Flowers Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dialysis #120342 01/18/2004 1:32 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park I thought "dialysis" was a medical treatment for persons with kidney failure. i must have had some good teachers, i learned that dialysis was a way of treating the blood of people with kidney failure. . (i had national kidney association as a 'client' when i work as field tech for X, got to see lots of promotional material (and dialysis machines--not in use) while there. i am a compulsive reader.. it used to take the machines 4 minutes to warm up... even boring information is ok for 4 minutes, and add up those 4 minutes, 10, 15 times a in a year...i ended up knowing a fair amount about renal failure! my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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