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Dejecta
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De-jec′ta
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., neut. pl. from L.
dejectus
, p. p.] Excrements;
as, the
. dejecta
of the sickDefinition 2024
dejecta
dejecta
English
Noun
dejecta pl (plural only)
- (medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body.[1][2] Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.[3][4]
- excrements
- the dejecta of the sick
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References
- ↑ Gordh and Headrick (2011) A Dictionary of Entomology p.421
- ↑ dejecta at thefreedictionary
- ↑ Dhaar (2008) Foundations of Community Medicine, 2/e p.362
- ↑ Mavis Kirkham (2007) Exploring the Dirty Side of Women's Health p.35