pertaining to or concerned in excretion; having the function of excreting
excretory organs
Word origin
[1675–85; excrete + -ory1]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: constitutional, eclectic, explorer, hustle, prairie-ory an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowedLatin words containing the suffix -tory (and its alternant -sory). Other words that use the affix -ory include: sensory, statutory
Examples of 'excretory' in a sentence
excretory
He had to be spoon-fed and was unable to control his excretory functions.