Definition of
excretion has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ noun ] (biology) the bodily process of discharging waste matter

Synonyms

evacuation excreting voiding elimination

Used in print

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

Although in both emotions sympathetic symptoms are present , different autonomic somatic patterns underlie aggression and anxiety , respectively , as indicated by the rate of the excretion of the catecholamines , the state of the muscle_tone , and the Mecholyl_test .

Related terms

discharge incontinence defecation micturition excrete evacuate

2
[ noun ] waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

Synonyms

excreta excrement excretory_product body_waste

Related terms

waste urine human_waste guano fecula vomit wormcast fecal_matter

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Rhymes with

accretion secretion grecian discretion indiscretion subscription inscription description prescription proscription transcription conscription nonprescription desecration consecration constriction restriction miscreation creation recreation procreation encryption friction ration electrician destruction construction instruction distraction extraction reconstruction deconstruction obstruction abstraction expatriation ration variation appropriation repatriation russian expropriation misappropriation technician mortician remission tactician fruition partition glaciation appreciation depreciation association differentiation substantiation negotiation initiation expression disruption deletion caution cushion excoriation suction traction jurisdiction fraction section question caption croatian decoration intoxication desiccation cetacean geriatrician pediatrician nutrition obstetrician contrition attrition patrician sedition malnutrition workstation perspiration restoration orchestration respiration desperation illustration aspiration castration administration exasperation prostration inspiration expiration frustration demonstration sequestration ministration registration phoenician depletion completion venetian diffraction contraction subtraction retraction erection infraction attraction reaction concoction emotion discussion coercion diction fiction expansion extortion extension expulsion titian action mission auction fission overreaction serbo-croatian nation superstition gentrification abdication extradition mummification transmission electrification indemnification erudition lubrication statistician exhibition tradition specification commission commision fabrication publication simplification detoxification telecommunication recission syndication suspicion decommission glorification persecution lactation succession elocution electrocution accession subluxation annexation indexation affectation relaxation execution prosecution expectation dictation taxation fixation dissection dissatisfaction immigration emigration disintegration inspection correction logician magician insurrection intersection migration introspection circumspection satisfaction integration conflagration hallucination dissipation summation dissertation dissociation consummation emancipation desolation

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

exertion excreting excrete excreta Exaeretodon excretory

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