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emunctory

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Definition of emunctory

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  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.”
    “This guy was extremely hirsute. Everywhere. So much I used to wonder how he could clearly manage certain emunctory functions.”
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adj

  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.”
    “This guy was extremely hirsute. Everywhere. So much I used to wonder how he could clearly manage certain emunctory functions.”

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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