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EGESTION

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e⋅ges⋅tion

  [i-jes-chuhn]
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–noun
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
Origin:
1375–1425; ME < L ēgestiōn- (s. of ēgestiō), equiv. to ēgest- (see egest ) + -iōn- -ion
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e·gest   (ē-jěst')   
tr.v.   e·gest·ed, e·gest·ing, e·gests
To discharge or excrete from the body.

[Latin ēgerere, ēgest-, to carry out : ē-, ex-, ex- + gerere, to carry.]
e·ges'tion n., e·ges'tive adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eges·tion
Pronunciation: i-'jes(h)-ch&n
Function: noun
: the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell ororganism; specifically : DEFECATION —egest /i-'jest/ transitive verb —eges·tive /-'jes-tiv/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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