Excretion

/ɪkˈskriːʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of eliminating waste products from your body through urine, sweat, or feces.

Etymology

From Latin excretio, derived from excernere (ex- 'out' + cernere 'to sift'), originally meaning the act of sifting or separating waste from useful matter. The meaning evolved from physical sifting to the biological process of waste elimination.

Kelly Says

Your body is constantly producing waste that could poison you, so excretion is literally a superpower that keeps you alive—without it, every living thing would be buried in its own toxic byproducts within hours.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
excretal
eks-kree-tal
ARالعربية
إخراج
i-kha-raj
BNবাংলা
পায়ের
paay-er
CACatalà
excretal
eks-kret-al
CSČeština
exkrece
eks-kree-tse
DADansk
excret
eks-kree-t
DEDeutsch
Exkretion
eks-kree-tion
ELΕλληνικά
αποβολή
a-po-vo-lee
ESEspañol
excreción
eks-krey-sión
FAفارسی
excretal
eks-kree-tal
FISuomi
erityinen
er-i-ti-nen
FRFrançais
excrétion
eks-kray-syon
GUGU
excretal
eks-kree-tal
HAHA
excretal
eks-kree-tal
HEעברית
排泄
p'a'i'she't
HIहिन्दी
उत्सर्जन
uts-ar-jan
HUMagyar
kiválasztás
ki-va-lasz-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekskresi
eks-kree-si
IGIG
excretal
eks-kree-tal
ITItaliano
escrezione
es-kree-tsio-ne
JA日本語
排泄
はい-シェつ
KKKK
excretal
eks-kree-tal
KMKM
excretal
eks-kree-tal
KO한국어
배설
bae-seol
MRMR
excretal
eks-kree-tal
MSBahasa Melayu
excretal
eks-kree-tal
MYမြန်မာ
excretal
eks-kree-tal
NLNederlands
excret
eks-kree-t
NONorsk
ekskret
eks-kret
PAPA
excretal
eks-kree-tal
PLPolski
ekskrecja
eks-kree-tsia
PTPortuguês
excretora
eks-kret-o-ra
RORomână
excreție
eks-kree-tsie
RUРусский
выделение
vy-de-le-niye
SVSvenska
exkretion
eks-kree-tion
SWKiswahili
excretal
eks-kree-tal
TAதமிழ்
excretal
eks-kree-tal
TEతెలుగు
excretal
eks-kree-tal
THไทย
ขับถ่าย
khwap-thaa-y
TLTL
excretal
eks-kree-tal
TRTürkçe
atık madde
at-ik mat-de
UKУкраїнська
виділення
vid-i-len-nya
URاردو
excretal
eks-kree-tal
VITiếng Việt
thải
thai
YOYO
excretal
eks-kree-tal
ZH中文
排泄
pái xiè
ZUZU
excretal
eks-kree-tal

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