hemocathartic

adj

Etymology

From hemo- + cathartic.

  1. learned borrowing from catharticus
  2. formed as hemocathartic — “hemo- + cathartic

Definitions

  1. That serves to cleanse the blood.

    • Apart from the fact that a hemocathartic or detoxicating influence of bloodletting has never been fully demonstrated, the suddenness of the relief afforded in uremia stamps depletion as a mechanical or physical therapeutic agent.
    • A hemocathartic column and apparatus, in which a column containing an adsorber capable of adsorbing and removing impurity components in blood […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA