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egestion

American  
[ih-jes-chuhn] / ɪˈdʒɛs tʃən /

noun

  1. the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.


Etymology

Origin of egestion

1375–1425; Middle English < Latin ēgestiōn- (stem of ēgestiō ), equivalent to ēgest- ( see egest) + -iōn- -ion

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Egestion, ej-est′yun, n. the passing off of excreta from within the body.—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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