purgation

[ pur-gey-shuh n ]
/ pɜrˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of purging.

Origin of purgation

1325–75; Middle English purgacioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin pūrgātiōn- (stem of pūrgātiō) a cleansing, purging, equivalent to pūrgāt(us) (past participle of pūrgāre to make clean or pure, derivative of pūrus pure) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM purgation

non·pur·ga·tion, noun su·per·pur·ga·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for purgation

purgation
/ (pɜːˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of purging or state of being purged; purification

Medical definitions for purgation

purgation
[ pûr-gāshən ]

n.

Evacuation of the bowels through the use of a purgative medicine.