Synonyms for excretion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ik-skree-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈskri ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for excretion
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for excretion
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