rə noun
1.
Physiology. a secretion, as saliva, that is reabsorbed by the body.
2.
refuse separated from anything; dross.
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| —n | |
| 1. | physiol any substance, such as bile, that is secreted from a part of the body and later reabsorbed instead of being excreted |
| 2. | waste matter; refuse; dross |
| [C16: via Old French from Latin recrēmentum slag, filth, from | |
| recre'mental | |
| —adj | |
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Recrement
is always a great word to know.
So is migrate. Does it mean:
| to move from one region of the body to another, as in embryonic development |
| noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another |
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