emunctory

Etymology

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

adj

  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.
    This guy was extremely hirsute. Everywhere. So much I used to wonder how he could clearly manage certain emunctory functions. 1979, Bulletin of the American Historical Collection, volumes 7–8, Manila: American Association of the Philippines, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 79

noun

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

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