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Filtration

Medical Definition:	A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Guide Notes:	NIM; includes filtration of fluids, gases & radiations; not for electrical or electronic filtering; filters: index FILTRATION /instrum; HEMOFILTRATION & ULTRAFILTRATION are available; note ACETATE-FREE BIOFILTRATION see HEMODIAFILTRATION

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