eliminative
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At the other extreme are so-called eliminative materialists, who question whether anything is really conscious, including humans.
From Scientific American • Dec. 4, 2017
The U.S. was told what his wife read to him, what music he heard and how it was with his eliminative processes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suppression During the First Two Stages of Inflammation It may be suggested that suppression during the stages of Incubation and Aggravation need not have fatal consequences if followed by natural living and eliminative treatment.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
The following liver-persuading knights-errant are prescribed and ordered by disciples of Hippocrates, Galen, Herodicus, and Iccus, to treat with that digestive and eliminative monarch, the Liver—usually at night-time, that the family may not be disturbed.
From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)
Does Nature have her way, or do neglect and bad habits rule the assimilative and eliminative functions of the bowels?
From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)
