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Definition of Emunctory
1. n. Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.
Definition of Emunctory
1. Adjective. Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body. ¹
2. Noun. Any part of the body which carries or removes waste. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Emunctory
1. [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Emunctory
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Origin: L. Emunctorium a pair of snuffers, fr. Emungere, emunctum, to blow the nose, hence, to wipe, cleanse; e out + mungere to blow the nose: cf. F. Emonctoire, formerly spelled also emonctoire.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emunctory
Literary usage of Emunctory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lancet (1842)
"... only upon the kidneys, liver, bowels, and skin, the salivary glands being an
additional emunctory brought into extraordinary activity for the purpose. ..."
2. Intestinal auto-intoxication by Adolphe Combe (1908)
"Ill, Stimulation of the Intestinal emunctory We have seen that the intestine is
not only the source of the enterotoxins, but that in a certain number of ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1855)
"... and emunctory functions. The observations and illustrations of the therapeutic
powers of mercury, as a tonic to the sympathetic system, on which I have ..."
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