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excretion

excretion

1 4.6
The process of removing waste from the body, such as urine or sweat
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈskrɛʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : excreción
  • Neither of these measures of illness was related to the amount of cross-link excretion.
  • urinary excretion
  • renal excretion
  • excretion rates

Examples

  • Thus, nitrogen excretion exceeds the growth demand by almost an order of magnitude.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Under normal circumstances, renal excretion balances intestinal absorption in a closely regulated balance.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The rate of height gain during recovery was significantly related to cross-link excretion, age, and weight-for-height on admission.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We hypothesize that the excretion of organic nitrogen may supply essential amino acids to the host animal.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Improved phosphorus bioavailability reduces waste excretion and potential water pollution.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Rapid urinary excretion and alkalization of urine have been described as effective means of fluoride ion removal.

    Academic text (2015)
  • All animals share a number of basic behaviors (e.g., respiration, locomotion, excretion, secretion).

    Academic text (2017)
  • However, there was no sediment in the urine and urinary protein excretion was only 110 mg/24h (normal: 25-100).

    Academic text (1996)
  • Furosemide is a weaker diuretic in cirrhotic patients due to the reduction of renal tubular excretion of furosemide in these patients.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The liver plays a crucial role in the excretion of toxins from the body.

Synonyms

evacuation
vsexcretion
  • NSFW
14 4.5

Removing the contents of a container or body, for example waste from a tank

is limited to biological waste removal, not general emptying of containers
elimination
vsexcretion
6 3.7

The process of removing waste from the body as pee or poo

is broader, naming the general biological process of waste removal
expelling
vsexcretion
  • Specialized
1 5.2

Forcing liquid or waste out of the body

is the general passive process of waste removal rather than forceful expulsion
voiding
vsexcretion
  • NSFW
1 7.8

The act of passing urine from the body

refers to all body waste removal, not only the act of passing urine
excreting
vsexcretion
  • Specialized
5.0

The process of removing waste from the body

is the noun form naming the process rather than the action
egestion
vsexcretion
  • Specialized
9.5

To push out undigested food from the body after digestion

covers all waste removal processes rather than only post digestion discharge

Compounds

A medical test that measures how much radioactive iodine is in the urine to check the thyroid

Surface Forms

excretion singular
excretions plural

Morphology

excretion = excrete (transparent) = excrete + ion

Standard nominalization of the verb 'excrete' to indicate the process of eliminating waste; meaning is directly derivable from the base.

Etymology

Excretion comes from the Latin prefix ex- meaning 'out' and a root that meant 'send away', so think of exit or export to remember 'out'. So excretion is the body's process of sending waste out.