Definition of Excretion

1. Noun. The bodily process of discharging waste matter.

Exact synonyms: Elimination, Evacuation, Excreting, Voiding
Specialized synonyms: Defecation, Laxation, Shitting, Incontinence, Incontinency, Micturition, Urination
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Emission, Expelling
Derivative terms: Eliminate, Evacuate, Excrete, Excrete, Void

2. Noun. Waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body.
Exact synonyms: Body Waste, Excrement, Excreta, Excretory Product
Specialized synonyms: Bm, Dejection, Faecal Matter, Faeces, Fecal Matter, Feces, Ordure, Stool, Fecula, Wormcast, Human Waste, Pee, Piddle, Piss, Urine, Water, Weewee, Barf, Puke, Vomit, Vomitus, Guano
Generic synonyms: Waste, Waste Material, Waste Matter, Waste Product

Definition of Excretion

1. n. The act of excreting.

Definition of Excretion

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Excretion

1. The act, process or function of excreting. Origin: L. Excretio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Excretion

excrescency
excrescent
excrescently
excreta
excreta
excretal
excrete
excrete
excreted
excreter
excreters
excretes
excretin
excreting
excretion (current term)
excretion (current term)
excretions
excretive
excretories
excretory
excretory
excretory duct
excretory ducts of lacrimal gland
excretory ductules of lacrimal gland
excretory duct of seminal vesicle
excretory gland
excretory organ
excretory product
excruciate
excruciate

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