excretion

Meaning

1. The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
2. Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

Synonyms

secretion

discharge

excrement

excreta

feces

body waste

excretory product

evacuation

voiding

dirt

ejection

elimination

excreting

shit

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urination

waste matter

removal of waste

call of nature

waste

filth

dung

emission

expulsion

exudate

exudation

faeces

defecation

impurity

mucus

refuse

rheum

rubbish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.