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Antonyms for excretion

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ik-skree-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈskri ʃən


Definition of excretion

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French excrétion (16c.), from Latin excretionem, noun of action from past participle stem of excernere "to discharge" (see excrement).
  • noun the act of excreting
  • noun the product of excretion
Example sentences :
  • The secretion or excretion of glands may be augmented or diminished.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • In the moment of excretion, the majority act as Eliminatives.
  • Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
  • Bromidrosis; the excretion of perspiration of a strong odor.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • In the skin are many glands which by their excretion keep it soft and moist.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg
  • These metals accumulate in the liver in preparation for excretion.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • There is less and less opportunity for nutrition, respiration, and excretion.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Spencer » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • The means by which secretion and excretion are effected are, however, identical.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • Excretion, something discharged from the body, a separation of animal matters.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher
  • By cold the respiratory function is exalted, and the excretion of urea is diminished.
  • Extract from : « The Natural Cure of Consumption, Constipation, Bright's Disease, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, » by Charles Edward Page
  • Exercise in the open air favors the excretion of waste matters which otherwise would be deposited in the cellular tissues.
  • Extract from : « The Natural Cure of Consumption, Constipation, Bright's Disease, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, » by Charles Edward Page

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