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ex⋅cre⋅ment

  [ek-skruh-muhnt]
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–noun
waste matter discharged from the body, esp. feces.
Origin:
1525–35; < L excrēmentum, equiv. to excrē- (perf. s. of excernere to excrete ) + -mentum -ment

Related forms:
ex⋅cre⋅men⋅tous  [ek-skruh-men-tuhs] , adjective
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ex·cre·ment   (ěk'skrə-mənt)   
n.  Waste material, especially fecal matter, that is expelled from the body after digestion.

[Latin excrēmentum, from excernere, excrē-, to excrete; see excrete.]
ex'cre·men'tal (-měn'tl), ex'cre·men·ti'tious (-měn-tĭsh'əs) adj.
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Word Origin & History

excrement 
1533, "waste discharged from the body," from L. excrementum, from stem of excretus, pp. of excernere "to sift out, discharge," from ex- "out" + cernere "sift, separate" (see crisis). Originally any bodily secretion, especially from the bowels; exclusive sense of "feces" is since mid-18c.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·cre·ment
Pronunciation: 'ek-skr&-m&nt
Function: noun
: waste matter discharged from the body; especially : waste (as feces) discharged from the alimentary canal —ex·cre·men·tal /"ek-skr&-'ment-&l/ adjective —ex·cre·men·ti·tious /-"men-'tish-&s/ adjective
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excrement ex·cre·ment (ěk'skrə-mənt)
n.
Waste matter or any excretion cast out of the body, especially feces.

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