excretory organ

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excretory organ - an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them

urinary organ

flame cell - organ of excretion in flatworms

internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body

kidney - either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system - the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine

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The skin serves as an excellent excretory organ but only under the stimulus of a vital circulation and heat to sweat out the toxins.

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Although glomerular filtration begins at approximately the 6th week of fetal life, kidney function is not necessary for normal intrauterine homeostasis because the placenta serves as the major fetal excretory organ. After birth, the GFR increases until renal growth ceases (by age ~18-20 yr in most people).

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN MALNOURISHED CHILDREN

From the time the skin becomes tough the baby passes urine, nose, throat and lung secretions into the fluid, so it takes on the role of an excretory organ.

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There is no excretory organ for iron, so the only mechanism for its clearance is through epithelial sloughing or bleeding.

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It functions as hematopoetic, phagocytic, endocrine and excretory organ and has distinct head and trunk region.

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BISPHENOL-A ON LIVER, KIDNEYS AND GILLS OF INDIAN MAJOR CARP, CATLA CATLA (HAMILTON, 1822)

The authors of the study, Ruben Meerman and Andrew Brown, said: "These results show that the lungs are the primary excretory organ for weight loss.

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skin is often called the second liver because it is a huge excretory organ in

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In other words, hair serves as a minor excretory organ for the toxic elements.

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This vessel, which corresponds to the left anterior aorta (9) in the juvenile, is associated with Hatschek's nephridium, the first excretory organ to appear in the ontogeny of amphioxus.

Coelomic cavities may function as a vascular system in amphioxus larvae

Yet Henderson argues that the skin is a major excretory organ, eliminating a significant amount of urea and other waste products.

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From the time the skin becomes tough, the baby passes urine, nose, throat and lung secretions into the fluid so it takes on the role of an excretory organ.