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excretory

[ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree] / ˈɛk skrɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈskri tə ri /


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Excretory issues of all variety, yes, as well as injuries, illness and dental decay presented in bile-provoking detail, but unless it involved pregnancy/miscarriage, menstruation apparently was considered one gritty detail too many.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019

Excretory systems interact with other systems that regulate water balance in blood and body tissues.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Coelom, Blood-vascular System and Excretory Organs.—Nautilus and the other Cephalopoda conform to the general Molluscan characters in regard to these organs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

Quantity of Excretory Products.—If the weight of the normal body be taken at intervals, after growth has been attained, there will be found to be practically no gain or loss from time to time.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Excretory: those structures concerned in ridding the body of waste products.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.




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