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depuration

  • a word derived from depurate.
    depurate
    verb (used with or without object)
    to make or become free from impurities.

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Obviously, Nature does not intend that these mineral elements should enter the organism in the inorganic form, and therefore the organs of depuration are not able to neutralize and eliminate them.

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr

On taking him out the intolerable stench will convince all persons present that his blood and secretions were exceedingly befouled and that a process of depuration is going on rapidly.

From The Royal Road to Health by Charles Alfred Tyrrell

Its value as a means of depuration is incalculable, as by it, vast quantities of the aqueous and gaseous refuse matter is conveyed from the body.

From The Royal Road to Health by Charles Alfred Tyrrell

Elimination must begin in the cell, not in the organs of depuration.

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr

As long as the vicarious monthly purification by means of the menses continues, the evil results of the torpid condition of the regular organs of depuration do not become so apparent.

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr