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body waste

body waste

1 2.7
Things the body gets rid of, like urine, sweat, and feces
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑdi weɪst/
  • NSFW
translation icon : desechos corporales
  • It is important for the body to regularly expel body waste to maintain overall health.

Examples

  • They were why he left home, to marry and work, and here he was, over thirty years later, with a woman nearly as young as his first wife when passion drove them out of their parents' homes and into the world, into a small apartment that was first an enclosure for their bed, second for a kitchen to prepare food in and a table to eat it on, and third for plumbing so they could bathe and flush body waste.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The respiration process dispels heat as water vapor, as does the excretion of body wastes.

    Blog text (29)
  • The doctor explained that the kidneys filter body waste from the blood before it leaves the body.

  • After eating, the body processes food and will eventually eliminate body waste through digestion.

Synonyms

stool
vsbody waste
  • NSFW
30 5.8

Solid waste that the body leaves when you go to the toilet

is broader, including other discharged wastes beyond solid bowel output
excrement
vsbody waste
  • NSFW
26 6.1

Waste that leaves the body, such as poop

is broader and also includes liquid secretions like urine and sweat
fecal matter
vsbody waste
  • US
8 4.2

Solid waste that leaves the body after it digests food

is the more general term that also includes liquids and sweat
human waste
vsbody waste
6 3.5

Dirty substances that people get rid of from their bodies, like urine and feces

is more general, not limited to human-only expelled waste
excretion
vsbody waste
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Waste left by the body, like urine or feces

is the everyday label covering those same discharged waste types
excreta
vsbody waste
  • NSFW
1 8.6

Waste from the body like poop or pee

is the general, more common way to name those expelled wastes
feces
vsbody waste
  • NSFW
1 4.8

Solid waste the body sends out through the anus after food is digested

is wider in meaning, covering both solids and liquid body secretions
excretory product
vsbody waste
  • Specialized
6.1

A waste that the body gets rid of like urine or sweat

is the broader common phrase for all such discharged substances

Surface Forms

body waste singular
body wastes plural

Morphology

body + waste

The meaning 'waste matter discharged from the body' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'body' (the physical organism) with 'waste' (refuse or discarded material); the compound simply denotes waste that comes from the body. This source+content noun-noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Body waste comes from joining body, meaning the human body, and waste, meaning things we throw away. It paints a clear picture: the 'trash' the body gets rid of, like urine, sweat, or feces, so the phrase means 'waste matter' from the body.