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ex·crete
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Audio Help [ik-skreet] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -cret·ed, -cret·ing.
| to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter. |
[Origin: 1610–20; < L excrétus (ptp. of excernere to sift out, separate), equiv. to ex- ex-1 + cré- (perf. s. of cernere to sift) + -tus ptp. suffix
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ex·cret·er, noun
ex·cre·tive, adjective
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| ex·crete
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tr.v. ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes To separate and discharge (waste matter) from the blood, tissues, or organs. [Latin excernere, excrēt- : ex-, ex- + cernere, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| excrete | |
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| eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" |
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excrete [ikˈskriːt] verb
to discharge (waste matter) from the body
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
ex·crete (
k-skr
t
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v. ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes
- To eliminate waste material from the body.
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Main Entry: ex·crete
Pronunciation: ik-'skrEt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ex·cret·ed; ex·cret·ing
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood or tissues or from the active protoplasm
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Excrete
Ex*cern"\, v. t. [L. excernere. See Excrete.] To excrete; to throw off through the pores; as, fluids are excerned in perspiration. [R.] --Bacon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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