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excretion Definition

ex·cre·tion (eks krē′s̸hən, iks-)

noun

  1. the act or process of excreting
  2. waste matter excreted; sweat, urine, etc.

Etymology: VL excretio

excretion Synonyms

excretion

n.

  1. The act of excreting

    elimination, urination, evacuation, discharge, discharging, secretion, defecation, expelling, expulsion, ejecting, ejection, voiding, leaving, passing off, perspiration, sweating, exudation.

    Antonyms accretion, eating, receiving.

  2. The product of excretion

    waste matter, excreta, feces; see excrement.

excretion Usage Examples

Converse of object

decrease: NSAIDs may cause renal insufficiency, which can decrease the renal excretion of baclofen.

Adjective modifier

  • PD: Response of PD excretion to feed intake Please note: the following procedure for designed for the IAEA project.
  • urinary: Urinary calcium excretion at extremes of sodium intake in normal man.
  • biliary: A variable quantity is involved in biliary excretion in unknown forms.
  • endogenous: The influence of protein nutrition on the endogenous excretion was also examined.
  • renal: NSAIDs may cause renal insufficiency, which can decrease the renal excretion of baclofen.
  • uric: There is a suggestion that uric acid levels fell more, and that uric acid excretion was greater, with benzbromarone.

Noun used with modifier

  • allantoin: Elliott & Topps [ 4 ] further showed the response of allantoin excretion to dietary protein intake in cattle.
  • albumin: The primary outcome was the change in albumin excretion rate.
  • creatinine: The unit of PD excretion and creatinine excretion is mmol/L.
  • citrate: PTH levels and urinary citrate excretion may have been important in a small subset of kindreds.
  • fluoride: The volume of the samples was measured, they were analyzed for fluoride concentration and the 24-hour urinary fluoride excretion was calculated.
  • sodium: Urinary sodium excretion in 4-6 year old children: a cause for concern.

Preposition: in

urine: In the short term, high intakes of animal protein may also increase the risk of bone loss through calcium excretion in the urine.

Preposition: of

  • metabolite: Over a period of 48 hours, urinary excretion of these metabolites accounted for 45 % of the dose administered.
  • sodium: The excretion of sodium is even greater than that of water.
  • derivative: Estimation of microbial protein supply to sheep and cattle based on urinary excretion of purine derivatives - an overview of the technical details.
  • calcium: The authors explain that the metabolism of dietary protein causes increased urinary excretion of calcium.
  • acid: The fabric is further degraded by the excretion of acid.

Preposition: by

kidney: A high salt intake causes an increase in salt excretion by the kidneys.