excretion
noun
ex·cre·tion
ik-ˈskrē-shən 
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The kidneys are organs of excretion.
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In contrast, potassium-sparing diuretics like Aldactone (spironolactone) help reduce magnesium excretion.
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Fiber supports healthy blood lipid levels by decreasing cholesterol absorption and increasing its excretion from the body.
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Calcium may also increase fat excretion in the stool.7
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Animal excretions such as deer musk; castoreum, from beavers; and civet, from the perineal glands of a mammal of the same name, are no longer considered humane.
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Johna Burdeos, Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Fiber supports healthy blood lipid levels by decreasing cholesterol absorption and increasing its excretion from the body.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
Calcium may also increase fat excretion in the stool.7
3.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 15 July 2024
Animal excretions such as deer musk; castoreum, from beavers; and civet, from the perineal glands of a mammal of the same name, are no longer considered humane.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Excretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excretion. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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excretion
noun
ex·cre·tion
ik-ˈskrē-shən
1
: the act or process of excreting
the skin and lungs function in excretion
2
: cellular waste (as carbon dioxide and urea) excreted from the body
Medical Definition
excretion
noun
ex·cre·tion
ik-ˈskrē-shən
1
: the act or process of excreting
2
a
: something eliminated by the process of excretion that is composed chiefly of urine or sweat in mammals including humans and of comparable materials in other animals, characteristically includes products of protein degradation (as urea or uric acid), usually differs from ordinary bodily secretions by lacking any further utility to the organism that produces it, and is distinguished from waste materials (as feces) that have merely passed into or through the digestive tract without being incorporated into the body proper
b
: a waste product (as urine, feces, or vomit) eliminated from an animal body : excrement
—not used technically
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