dejecta

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Pronunciation

/dɪˈdʒɛk.tə/

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/dɪˈdʒɛk.tə/ · /dɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/ · /diˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/

Definition of dejecta

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noun

(plural, plural-only)any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.

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noun

(plural, plural-only)any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.
(plural, plural-only)any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.

“the dejecta of the cholera patients”

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From Latin dejecta (“things which have been cast away”), neuter plural of dejectus, past participle of dejicio (“to cast away”).

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