dejecta

n. 排泄物, 粪便 [医] 排泄物, 粪便

发音

UK /dɪˈdʒɛk.tə/
US /dɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/
US /diˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.

    仅复数 生物 医学 动物学
  2. 2.

    any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.

    Especially, excrements

    仅复数 生物 医学 动物学

    the dejecta of the cholera patients

词源

From Latin dejecta (“things which have been cast away”), neuter plural of dejectus, past participle of dejicio (“to cast away”).

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