Excretory

/ɪkˈskriːtəri/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or involved in the removal of waste materials from the body or an organism.

Etymology

From Latin excretory, using the suffix -ory (meaning 'relating to' or 'characterized by'), describing the system and organs that eliminate waste, such as kidneys and sweat glands.

Kelly Says

When you learn about your 'excretory system' in biology, that's actually a fancy name for your waste-removal plumbing—kidneys, intestines, and skin all working together to keep toxins out.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
排泄
pa-i-che-le
ARالعربية
مُفرِز
mu-friz
BNবাংলা
প্রবাহ
pro-bah
CACatalà
excretor
eks-kret-or
CSČeština
vylučovací
vyl-u-cho-va-ci
DADansk
excretorisk
eks-kret-or-isk
DEDeutsch
excretorisch
eks-kree-tor-ish
ELΕλληνικά
αποκριτικός
a-pok-ri-ti-kos
ESEspañol
excretor
eks-kret-or
FAفارسی
excretory
eks-kret-or-ee
FISuomi
erityinen
er-i-tyi-nen
FRFrançais
excréteur
eks-kray-tur
GUGU
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
HAHA
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
HEעברית
מערכת排泄
me-kare-vet pai-shelet
HIहिन्दी
मूत्रजन
mūtra-jan
HUMagyar
kiválasztó
ki-va-lasz-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
sistem ekskresi
sis-tem eks-kree-see
IGIG
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
ITItaliano
excretorio
ek-skret-o-ree-o
JA日本語
排泄器
hai-setsu-ki
KKKK
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
KMKM
排泄
pa-i-che-le
KO한국어
배설기
bae-seol-gi
MRMR
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
sistem ekskresi
sis-tem eks-kree-see
MYမြန်မာ
排泄
pa-i-che-le
NLNederlands
excretorisch
eks-kret-or-ish
NONorsk
ekskretoriske
eks-kret-or-is-ke
PAPA
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
PLPolski
wydalniczy
vydal-ni-chi
PTPortuguês
excretor
eks-kret-or
RORomână
excretor
eks-kret-or
RUРусский
выделительная
vyde-li-tel-naya
SVSvenska
avskilande
av-ski-lan-de
SWKiswahili
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
TAதமிழ்
வெளியேற்றும்
vel-iya-e-r-rum
TEతెలుగు
స్రావ
sra-va
THไทย
ระบบขับถ่าย
rat-sap khwap-thae
TLTL
paglabas
pa-g-la-bas
TRTürkçe
idrar yolu
id-rar yo-lu
UKУкраїнська
видільна
vi-di-l-na
URاردو
خارجی
kha-ra-jee
VITiếng Việt
hệ bài tiết
he bai tiet
YOYO
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee
ZH中文
排泄系统
pái xiè xì tǒng
ZUZU
excretory
eks-kree-tor-ee

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