purging

Pur"ging, a. Defn: That purges; cleansing. Purging flax (Bot.), an annual European plant of the genus Linum (L. catharticum); dwarf wild flax; -- so called from its use as a cathartic medicine. Pur"ging, n. (Med.) Defn: The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea.

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