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Webster 1913 Edition

Emunctory

E-munc′to-ry

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Noun.
;
pl.
Emunctories
(#)
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[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.)
Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.

Webster 1828 Edition

Emunctory

EMUNC'TORY

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Noun.
[L. emunctorium, from emunctus, emungo, to wipe, to cleanse.] In anatomy, any part of the body which serves to carry off excrementitious matter; a secretory gland; an excretory duct.
The kidneys and skin are called the common emunctories.

Definition 2024

emunctory

emunctory

English

Adjective

emunctory ‎(comparative more emunctory, superlative most emunctory)

  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.

Related terms

Noun

emunctory ‎(plural emunctories)

  1. Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.

Etymology

From Latin emunctus, past participle of ex mungere ‎(“to blow one's nose”).

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