Definitions from Wiktionary (purging)

▸ noun:  The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly:
▸ noun:  (chiefly politics) A removal of undesirable people.
▸ noun:  (chiefly chemistry) The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
▸ noun:  The removal of waste from the human body, particularly:
▸ noun:  (premodern medicine) The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
▸ noun:  (medicine) The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
▸ noun:  (chiefly medicine) Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
▸ noun:  (obsolete and rare) That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
▸ noun:  (obsolete and rare) Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.

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