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Dejecta


De-jec′ta

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., neut. pl. from L.
dejectus
, p. p.]
Excrements;
as, the
dejecta
of the sick
.

Definition 2024


dejecta

dejecta

English

Noun

dejecta pl (plural only)

  1. (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]
  2. excrements
    the dejecta of the sick

Translations

References

  1. Gordh and Headrick (2011) A Dictionary of Entomology p.421
  2. dejecta at thefreedictionary
  3. Dhaar (2008) Foundations of Community Medicine, 2/e p.362
  4. Mavis Kirkham (2007) Exploring the Dirty Side of Women's Health p.35

Latin

Adjective

dējecta

  1. nominative feminine singular of dējectus
  2. nominative neuter plural of dējectus
  3. accusative neuter plural of dējectus
  4. vocative feminine singular of dējectus
  5. vocative neuter plural of dējectus

dējectā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dējectus