hemocatharsis

English

Alternative forms
  • haemocatharsis
  • hæmocatharsis

Etymology

hemo- +‎ catharsis

Noun

hemocatharsis (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Cleansing of the blood.
    • 1907 February, B. C. Harmon, “The intravenous versus the subcutaneous use of normal salt solution”, in Massachusetts Medical Journal‎, number 2, page 45:
      The name "hemocatharsis" has been applied to this method of blood washing or dilution.
    • 1976, Trade and Industry, volume 20, page 51:
      In the opinion of experts, the method of hemocatharsis used in the device is also highly promising for the preservation of organs before transplantation.
    • 2012, H. Suzuki, Home Dialysis in Japan: Contemporary Status‎, page 31:
      Even though CAPD is a continuous hemocatharsis method, it achieves considerably low levels of clearance, which are barely adequate for preventing uremia.
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