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noun
1.
a part or organ of the body, as the skin or a kidney, that functions in carrying off waste products.
adjective
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Emunctory
is always a great word to know.
So is reaction. Does it mean:
| involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened |
| action in response to a stimulus of a system, a nerve or a muscle |
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emunctory e·munc·to·ry (ĭ-mŭngk'tə-rē)
adj.
Serving to carry waste out of the body; excretory. n.
An organ or duct that removes or carries waste from the body.
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