cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

abreaction, catharsis, katharsis - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

katharsis, purgation, catharsis - purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

colonic, colonic irrigation, high colonic - irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon

purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"

clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion