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单词 acatharsy
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acatharsyn.

Brit. /ˈakəθɑːsi/, U.S. /ˈækəˌθɑrsi/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀκαθαρσία.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκαθαρσία uncleanness, filth, impurity < ἀ- a- prefix6 + καθάρσις catharsis n. + -ία -y suffix3. Compare French acatharsie (1815 or earlier).
Medicine. rare.
Impurity, esp. of the blood; an instance of this.
ΚΠ
1846 W. M. Buchanan Technol. Dict. 12/1 Acatharsia, from ακαθαρος, impure. Acatharsy; an Impurity of the blood, &c.
1930 M. P. Shiel Black Box xi. 98 He muttered to her ‘Lung-pressure..acatharsy..there will be trouble. Meantime, you have done well’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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