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Word of the Day - Depuration
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depuration
/dɪpjʊəˈreɪʃ(ə)n//dɛpjʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
mass nountechnical
The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
Origin
Early
17th century: from Latin depuratio(n-), from the verb depurare, from
de- ‘completely’ + purare ‘purify’ (from purus ‘pure’).
Pronunciation
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Filtration is one important step in depuration, removing impurities. In the body, the spleen, kidneys and lymphatic system remove damaged blood cells and other such debris from the blood stream.
