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hook up

To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.
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An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic [ …] real kidneys [ …] . But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'hook up':

hook upTo assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
hook upTo form an association someone.
hook upTo have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.
hook upTo supply someone with goods or services.
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