[syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Excretion \Ex*cre"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excr['e]tion.]
1. The act of excreting.
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To promote secretion and excretion. --Pereira.
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2. That which is excreted; excrement. --Bacon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
excretion
n 1: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn:
elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting,
voiding]
2: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces)
discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion,
excreta, excrement, excretory product]