emunctory

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emunctory

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From Latin ēmūnctus, past participle of ēmungō (“to blow one's nose”) + -ory.

adjective more emunctory · most emunctory

Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body. A mixture of poor diet and poor hygiene caused him inflammation of the emunctory aperture.

noun emunctories

Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.

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@misc{emunctory_2026,
  title = {emunctory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emunctory},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}