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EMUNCTORY
Etymology
Adjective
emunctory (comparative more emunctory, superlative most emunctory)
Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.
Noun
emunctory (plural emunctories)
Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.
Source: Wiktionary
E*munc"to*ry, n.; pl. Emunctories. Etym: [L. emunctorium a pair of snuffers, fr. emungere, emunctum, to blow the nose, hence, to wipe, cleanse; e out + mungere to blow the nose: cf. F. émonctoire, formerly spelled also émonctoire.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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