emunctory

[ ih-muhngk-tuh-ree ]

noun,plural e·munc·to·ries.
  1. a part or organ of the body, as the skin or a kidney, that functions in carrying off waste products.

adjective

Origin of emunctory

1
1535–45; <New Latin ēmunctōrium (noun), ēmunctōrius (adj.), equivalent to Latin ēmung(ere) to wipe one's nose (ē-e-1 + -mungere, akin to mūcusmucus) + -tōrium-tory2, -tōrius-tory1

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emunctory

/ (ɪˈmʌŋktərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to a bodily organ or duct having an excretory function

nounplural -ries
  1. an excretory organ or duct, such as a skin pore

Origin of emunctory

1
C16: from New Latin ēmunctōrium, from Latin ēmungere to wipe clean, from mungere to wipe

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