egestion

9.5

To push out undigested food from the body after digestion

noun
/ɪˈdʒɛsʧən/

Specialized

: egestión

After the meal, the nutrients were absorbed and the body began the process of egestion to eliminate waste.

Examples

Moreover, the changes that are occurring are changes that go along with everyday nourishment processes that any living thing undergoes, for example, ingestion, digestion, and egestion of food matter.

Academic text (2016)
The elephant's large size means it requires a significant amount of food and has a long process of egestion to remove leftovers.
Proper egestion is essential for the health of many animals, ensuring that all undigested material is expelled efficiently.

Synonyms

elimination

vsegestion

6 3.7

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

is specific to undigested digestive waste rather than all body waste

defecation

vsegestion

Formal

4 5.1

Passing solid waste out of the body through the anus

is the process after digestion focusing on discharging undigested material

excretion

vsegestion

Specialized

1 4.6

The process of removing waste from the body, such as urine or sweat

is narrower, dealing only with undigested material after digestion

expelling

vsegestion

Specialized

1 5.2

Forcing liquid or waste out of the body

is a defined digestive process that expels undigested solid remains

laxation

vsegestion

Specialized

9.9

The passing of solid waste from the body through the anus

is the process that follows digestion to discharge undigested waste

Antonyms

ingestion

12 4.1

Taking food or drink into the body through the mouth

Surface Forms

egestion singular

egestions plural

Morphology

egestion = egest (opaque) = e + gest + ion

The word 'egest' is not commonly recognized, making the derivation to 'egestion' opaque.

Etymology

The word egestion comes from e- 'out' and gest 'to carry', so it means 'carrying out' and describes the body pushing out the undigested waste after digestion.