Egestion

//iːˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or result of egesting countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old French egestion, from Latin ēgestiōnem, accusative of ēgestiō (“emptying, voiding”), action noun from the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry out”), from ex- + gerō.

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