excretion

See also: excrétion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːʃən

Noun

excretion (countable and uncountable, plural excretions)

  1. The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
  2. Something being excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

Translations

process of removing from the body
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