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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•munc•to•ry (i mungk′tə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. [Physiol.]n. - Physiologya part or organ of the body, as the skin or a kidney, that functions in carrying off waste products.
adj. - Physiologyexcretory.
- Neo-Latin ēmunctōrium (noun, nominal), ēmunctōrius (adjective, adjectival), equivalent. to Latin ēmung(ere) to wipe one's nose (ē- e- + -mungere, akin to mūcus mucus) + -tōrium -tory2, -tōrius -tory1
- 1535–45
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