emunctory
English
Etymology
From Latin emunctus, past participle of ex mungere (“to blow one's nose”).
Adjective
emunctory (comparative more emunctory, superlative most emunctory)
- Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.
- A mixture of poor diet and poor hygiene caused him inflammation of the emunctory aperture.
- 1979, Bulletin of the American Historical Collection, volume 7–8, Manila: American Association of the Philippines, ISSN 0115-3226, OCLC 2743124, page 79:
- This guy was extremely hirsute. Everywhere. So much I used to wonder how he could clearly manage certain emunctory functions.
Related terms
- emunction
Noun
emunctory (plural emunctories)
- Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.