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Definition of excretion
Examples of excretion in a Sentence
The kidneys are organs of excretion.
Recent Examples on the Web
Years of failed dating, and a disgust/fear of the bodily excretion that is the primary ingredient in a Dirty Sanchez, have brought him to this point. — Keith Uhlich, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Straight Up': Film Review | Outfest 2019," 23 July 2019 On top of that, smaller people produce less waste (think carbon dioxide and other bodily excretions), which translates to lower demands on spacecraft systems designed to recycle and remove that junk. — National Geographic, "Here鈥檚 why women may be the best suited for spaceflight," 17 June 2019 In addition, the kidneys rapidly filter the molecules out of the blood for excretion鈥攁 benefit when the cargo is radioactive. — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, "Mini-antibodies discovered in sharks and camels could lead to drugs for cancer and other diseases," 10 May 2018 Police transported the man to a detox facility and cited him for public excretion. — Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, "Would-be renter leaves beer in cabin that's really a dog house: Forest Grove police log," 12 Mar. 2018 The Houston Health Department said oak, pine and ash trees will be particularly high in pollen excretion. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Be warned, Houston: Tree pollen will be high this weekend," 9 Mar. 2018 One room is only for excretion, because groundhogs are very clean animals. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Olmsted Falls Mayor continues budget cuts laying off five city employees," 31 Jan. 2018 These may include plants, minerals and even animal excretions. — Michael Nedelman, CNN, "FDA takes on homeopathic drugs with potential safety risks," 19 Dec. 2017 Lead and gout have been linked; lead exposure is suspected as a cause of gout by inhibiting urinary uric acid excretion. — Philly.com, "For Franklin, it came down to lifestyle, family history," 8 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'excretion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for excretion
excretion
noun
English Language Learners Definition of excretion
formal
: the act or process of passing waste from the body : the process of excreting waste
: waste passed from the body : excreted matter
See the full definition for excretion in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Kids Definition of excretion
1
: the act or process of separating and giving off cellular waste matter from the body
excretion of urine
2
: waste material given off from the body
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Medical Definition of excretion
1
: the act or process of excreting
2a
: something eliminated by the process of excretion that is composed chiefly of urine or sweat in mammals including humans and of comparable materials in other animals, characteristically includes products of protein degradation (as urea or uric acid), usually differs from ordinary bodily secretions by lacking any further utility to the organism that produces it, and is distinguished from waste materials (as feces) that have merely passed into or through the digestive tract without being incorporated into the body proper
b
: a waste product (as urine, feces, or vomit) eliminated from an animal body : excrement
—not used technically
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