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e⋅munc⋅to⋅ry

  [i-muhngk-tuh-ree] noun, plural -ries, adjective Physiology
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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
2. excretory.
Origin:
1535–45; < NL ēmunctōrium (n.), ēmunctōrius (adj.), equiv. to L ēmung(ere) to wipe one's nose (ē- e- + -mungere, akin to mūcus mucus ) + -tōrium -tory 2 , -tōrius -tory 1
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e·munc·to·ry   (ĭ-mŭngk'tə-rē)   
adj.  Serving to carry waste out of the body; excretory.
n.   pl. e·munc·to·ries
An organ or duct that removes or carries waste from the body.

[Middle English emunctorie, from Medieval Latin ēmunctōrius, from Latin ēmunctus, past participle of ēmungere, to blow one's nose : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + mungere, to blow one's nose.]
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Main Entry: emunc·to·ry
Pronunciation: i-'m&[ng](k)-t(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: an organ(as a kidney) or part of the body (as the skin) that carries off body wastes
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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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