emunctory

a. 排泄用的 [医] 排泄的, 排泄管, 排泄器

词形变化

emunctories 复数 emunctories more emunctory 比较级 most emunctory 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.

    A mixture of poor diet and poor hygiene caused him inflammation of the emunctory aperture.

词源

From Latin ēmūnctus, past participle of ēmungō (“to blow one's nose”) + -ory.

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