egestion

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egestion

/iːˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/

Rhymes with -ɛstʃən

Where it comes from

From Old French egestion, from Latin ēgestiōnem, accusative of ēgestiō (“emptying, voiding”), action noun from the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry out”), from ex- + gerō.

noun egestions

countable, uncountable The act or result of egesting
Similar: egesta, excretion

Opposite: ingestion

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noun

Opposite: ingestion

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noun act of egesting

Español	egestión
中文	排糞 /排粪 páifèn, 排泄 páixiè, 排便 páibiàn, 排遺 /排遗 páiyí
Français	excrétion, excrément, éjection
Deutsch	Egestion

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@misc{egestion_2026,
  title = {egestion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/egestion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}