sanguification

[ sang-gwuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

Origin of sanguification

First recorded in 1570–80, sanguification is from the New Latin word sanguificātiōn- (stem of sanguificātiō). See sangui-, -fication

How this happens, our knowledge of the theory of sanguification does not enable us to determine.
Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart | John Collins Warren
They also made a god of the secret power by which nature forms the blood of animals, and called it the god of sanguification.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
The change which takes place in the lungs is called sanguification, or blood-making.
Popular Education | Ira Mayhew

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