Home › Words › H › hemocatharsishemocatharsishemocatharsis means cleansing of the blood.EtymologyFrom hemo- + catharsis.nounCleansing of the blood.e.g.“The name "hemocatharsis" has been applied to this method of blood washing or dilution.” — 1907 February 7, B. C. Harmon, “The intravenous versus the subcutaneous use of normal salt solution”, in Massachusetts Medical Journal, number 2, page 45:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hemocateretic 64% match — Relating to hemocateresis vs hemocatharsis →anacatharsis 63% match — Vomiting (emesis) or expectoration. vs hemocatharsis →cathartical 62% match — cathartic. vs hemocatharsis →catharize 62% match — To clean or purify thoroughly. vs hemocatharsis →hemocateresis 61% match — Synonym of eryptosis. vs hemocatharsis →exsanguination 61% match — Bloodletting. vs hemocatharsis →cathartically 59% match — In a cathartic way. vs hemocatharsis →cathart 59% match — To feel or express catharsis. vs hemocatharsis →