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Definition of excretion :
1. That which is excreted; excrement.
2. The act of excreting.
Synonyms:
excrement, accretion, eating, reasoning by elimination, excretory product, purgation, sweating, riddance, liquidation, defecation, keep, voidance, excreta, emptying, body waste, feces, perspiration, catharsis, voiding, excreting
excretion (part of speech: noun)
elimination, extravasation, discharge, transudation, evacuation, ejaculation, effusion, secretion, emission, exudation
expulsion (part of speech: noun)
expulsion, eruption, rejection, seepage, ejection, exhaustion, drainage, disgorgement
Usage examples:
- Thus, unusual cerebral excitement affects the excretion through the kidneys in quantity or quality or both. - "Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I", Herbert Spencer.
- They are carried by the blood until removed by the organs of excretion. - "Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools", Francis M. Walters, A.M..
- These compounds are carried by the blood to the organs of excretion, where they are removed from the body. - "Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools", Francis M. Walters, A.M..