hypercatharsis

hypercatharsis

 [hi″per-kah-thahr´sis]

excessive purgation.

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hy·per·ca·thar·sis

(hī'pĕr-kă-thar'sis),

Excessive and frequent defecation.

[hyper- + G. katharsis, a cleansing]

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