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excretory

[ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree]

ex·cre·to·ry

[ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree]
adjective
pertaining to or concerned in excretion; having the function of excreting: excretory organs.

Origin:
1675–85; excrete + -ory1
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excrete (ɪkˈskriːt)
 
vb
1.  to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc
2.  (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc
 
[C17: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to sift]
 
ex'creter
 
n
 
ex'cretion
 
n
 
ex'cretive
 
adj
 
ex'cretory
 
adj

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excretory ex·cre·to·ry (ěk'skrĭ-tôr'ē)
adj.
Of, relating to, or used in excretion.

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