excretory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of excretory
Example Sentences
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Excretory issues of all variety, yes, as well as injuries, illness and dental decay presented in bile-provoking detail, but unless it involved pregnancy/miscarriage, menstruation apparently was considered one gritty detail too many.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019
Excretory systems interact with other systems that regulate water balance in blood and body tissues.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
Coelom, Gonads and Excretory Organs.—These are closely similar in their relations to those of the Neomeniomorpha.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
Excretory System.—Nitrogenous waste-matter is removed from the body by the Malpighian tubes which open into the food-canal, usually where the hind-gut joins the stomach.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Excretory Work of the Lungs.—While the lungs cannot be regarded as glands, they do a work in the removal of waste from the body which must be considered in the general process of excretion.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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