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Emunctory

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.

    "A mixture of poor diet and poor hygiene caused him inflammation of the emunctory aperture."

Noun
  1. 1
    Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin ēmūnctus, past participle of ēmungō (“to blow one's nose”) + -ory.

Etymology 2

From Latin ēmūnctus, past participle of ēmungō (“to blow one's nose”) + -ory.

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