excretion
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
Other meanings
Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.
Related words
- hyperexcretion
- overexcretion
- postexcretion
- underexcretion
Word history
From Latin "excerno".
Where this comes from
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