Expuition

/ˌɛkspjuːˈɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act of driving out, ejecting, or expelling something or someone from a place or position.

Etymology

From Latin 'expuitio', derived from 'expuere' (ex- 'out' + puere 'to spit'). This rare medical and general term evolved to describe forceful expulsion of any kind.

Kelly Says

While most people use 'expulsion,' 'expuition' survives in specialized medical contexts to describe the forceful removal of material from the body—it's one of those technical words that sounds archaic but still appears in medical literature from the 18th and 19th centuries.

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