The excess immunoglobulins increase the thickness (viscosity) of the blood and cause it to move slowly through the blood vessels. Hyperviscosity syndrome limits blood flow to the skin, fingers, toes, nose, and brain. The blood vessels become overfilled with blood and may leak, causing discoloration of the skin.
diÂ·alÂ·yÂ·sis. Use dialysis in a sentence. pl. -Â·sesÂ·. Chem. any process in which the smaller dissolved molecules in a solution separate from the larger molecules by diffusing through a semipermeable membrane.
lysis (lÄ«Â´sis), n the gradual abatement of the symptoms of a disease. The disintegration or dissolution of cells by a lysin. 1. destruction or decomposition, as of a cell or other substance, under the influence of a specific agent. 2. mobilization of an organ by division of restraining adhesions. 3. gradual abatement of the clinical signs of a disease, e.g. lysis of a fever.