English Explanatory Dictionary

emunctory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.
noun
  1. Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.

Word forms

emunctory more emunctory most emunctory emunctories

Etymology

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

Related words

emunction emunge
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