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excrete Definition

ex·crete (eks krēt′, iks-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·cret′ed, -·cret′·ing

  1. to separate (waste matter) from the blood or tissue and eliminate from the body, as through the kidneys or sweat glands
  2. Bot. to eliminate (waste matter) from the cells

Etymology: < L excretus, pp. of excernere, to sift out < ex-, out of + cernere, to sift: see harvest

excrete Synonyms

excrete

v.

eliminate, eject, defecate, urinate, discharge, secrete, void, expel, throw off waste matter, go to the bathroom, go to the toilet, relieve oneself, answer a call of nature, evacuate, pass, exude, perspire, sweat, squeeze out, give off.

excrete Usage Examples

Object

  • ammonia: Fish excrete ammonia which is toxic to the fish.
  • urine: For every 2 glasses of wine you drink you will excrete 4 glasses urine.
  • bacterium: Around 50 % of dogs and cats excrete the bacteria in their feces and as a result, the animal's coat becomes contaminated.
  • virus: The majority of vaccinated birds did not excrete any virus, the minority excreted 10,000 to 100,000 times less virus than controls.
  • vitamin: Instead, the kidneys, acting as regulators, excrete vitamin C causing the need for regular replenishment.
  • organism: Owners should be made aware that some vaccinated cats may excrete the organism.

Subject

kidney: Waste products which are not excreted by the kidneys are removed from the blood by the liver.

Preposition: as

metabolite: About 30 % of the dose is excreted in urine as unchanged drug, whereas 60 % of the dose is excreted as metabolites.

Preposition: into

  • urine: Normally protein is filtered out by the kidneys and no protein is excreted into the urine.
  • milk: It is not known if this medication is excreted into breast milk.

Adjective complement

unchanged: Most of the drug is excreted unchanged by the kidney.

Modifying Another Word

  • renally: It has few, if any, drug interactions and is primarily renally excreted.
  • mainly: Rabbits absorb calcium in direct proportion to the amount in the food In rabbits calcium is excreted mainly in the urine.
  • rapidly: Radioactive compounds are rapidly excreted in the urine, one-third of the dose appearing in two hours.

Preposition: via

kidney: It then has to be excreted via the kidneys, with calcium hitching a ride at the same time.

Preposition: in

  • urine: Protein is usually excreted in the urine in very small amounts.
  • feces: Less than 1 % of the administered dose is excreted in the feces.
  • bile: A small portion of the dose administered is excreted in the bile.
  • milk: FOR WOMEN This medicine is excreted in breast milk.

Preposition: by

kidney: Waste products which are not excreted by the kidneys are removed from the blood by the liver.