Physiologic Function
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ex·cre·tion [ ik-skree-shuhn ]
Definitions related to excretory function:
  • (excrete) To get rid of waste material from the blood, tissues, or organs by a normal discharge (such as sweat, urine, or stool).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (excretion) Act or process of discharging waste matter from the blood, tissues, or organs.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (excretion) The act or process of eliminating waste products from the body. See also ADME.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (excretion) The elimination by an organism of the waste products that arise as a result of metabolic activity. These products include water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrogenous compounds.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (excretion) THe process by which waste matter is discharged from the body
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Excretion, the process by which animals rid themselves of waste products and of the nitrogenous by-products of metabolism. Through excretion organisms control osmotic pressure--the balance between inorganic ions and water--and maintain acid-base balance. The process thus promotes homeostasis, the...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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