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excreting

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ex·crete  (k-skrt)
tr.v. ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes
To separate and discharge (waste matter) from the blood, tissues, or organs.
[Latin excernere, excrt- : ex-, ex- + cernere, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.excretingexcreting - the bodily process of discharging waste matter
excretion, voiding, elimination, evacuation
defecation, laxation, shitting - the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
expelling, discharge, emission - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
incontinence, incontinency - involuntary urination or defecation
micturition, urination - the discharge of urine


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