excretory

[ ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree ]

/ ˈɛk skrɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈskri tə ri /

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adjective

pertaining to or concerned in excretion; having the function of excreting: excretory organs.

Origin of excretory

First recorded in 1675–85; excrete + -ory¹

Words nearby excretory

excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion, excretory, excretory duct, excretory ductule of lacrimal gland, excretory gland, excretory system, excruciate

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Example sentences from the Web for excretory

In the remaining parts of the excretory organs the two species of Scyllium resemble each other very closely.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Peripatus, where also the excretory organs, which are true segmental organs, are partly somatic and partly appendicular.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
For a long time the pronephros and its duct form the only excretory organs of larval Amphibia.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
This difference accounts for two facts which were mentioned in connection with the excretory organs of the adult, viz.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

In supplementing the work of the kidneys and the lungs, the excretory function of the skin is only secondary in importance.
Vitality Supreme|Bernarr Macfadden

Medical definitions for excretory

excretory

[ ĕk′skrĭ-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or used in excretion.

单词	excretory
释义	excretory [ ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree ] / ˈɛk skrɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈskri tə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excretory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective pertaining to or concerned in excretion; having the function of excreting: excretory organs. Origin of excretory First recorded in 1675–85; excrete + -ory¹ Words nearby excretory excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion, excretory, excretory duct, excretory ductule of lacrimal gland, excretory gland, excretory system, excruciate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excretory In the remaining parts of the excretory organs the two species of Scyllium resemble each other very closely. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour Peripatus, where also the excretory organs, which are true segmental organs, are partly somatic and partly appendicular. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell For a long time the pronephros and its duct form the only excretory organs of larval Amphibia. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour This difference accounts for two facts which were mentioned in connection with the excretory organs of the adult, viz. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour In supplementing the work of the kidneys and the lungs, the excretory function of the skin is only secondary in importance. Vitality Supreme\|Bernarr Macfadden Words related to excretory cathartic, eliminatory, evacuative, purgative, aperient, evacuant, expulsive Medical definitions for excretory excretory [ ĕk′skrĭ-tôr′ē ] adj. Of, relating to, or used in excretion. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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excretory

adjective

Origin of excretory

Words nearby excretory

Example sentences from the Web for excretory

Words related to excretory

Medical definitions for excretory

adj.