conveying waste; pertaining to nose-blowing
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• (n.) Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.
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Origin: L. Emunctorium a pair of snuffers, fr. Emungere, emunctum, to blow the nose, hence, to wipe, cleanse; e out + mungere to blow the nose: cf. F. Emonctoire, formerly spelled also emonctoire. ... <physiology> Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter. ... Source: ...
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(e-munk´tә-re) excretory or cleansing. an excretory organ or duct.
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E·munc'to·ry noun ;
plural Emunctories . [ Latin
emunctorium a pair of snuffers, from
emungere ,
emunctum , to blow the nose, hence, to wipe, cleanse;
e out +
mungere to blow the nose: confer French
émonctoire , formerly spelled also
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