excreting
Releasing bodily waste
Excreting is discharging waste matter from the body—urine, feces, sweat, or other metabolic byproducts.
The term is clinical rather than vulgar, appearing in biology and medicine: The kidneys are responsible for excreting toxins from the blood.
Plants and microorganisms also excrete substances.
Solid digestive waste
- urineRenal excretion fluid
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- dungAnimal fecal matter
droppings · guano · scat · excrement · stool · excreta · nightsoil · effluent
Remove forcibly from membership
- voidWithout legal effect
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- evacuateLeave due to danger
- emitRelease outward
eject · exude · ooze · pass · release · leak · drip · extrude
Releasing fluid waste
- defecationExpulsion of feces
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- salivationMouth producing digestive fluid
lactation · menstruation · ejaculation · vomiting · flatulence · exhalation · respiration · spitting
Blood-filtering organ pair
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
- colonLarge intestine section
- rectumTerminal intestinal chamber
anus · urethra · skin · pores · sweat glands · liver · lungs · nephrons
Botanical water vapor release
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
homeostasis · filtration · reabsorption · diffusion · osmoregulation
feces
Solid digestive waste
dung · droppings · guano · scat · excrement · stool · excreta · nightsoil · effluent · slurry
expel
Remove forcibly from membership
emit · eject · exude · ooze · pass · release · leak · drip · extrude · effuse
urination
Releasing fluid waste
- defecationExpulsion of feces
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- perspirationFluid from exertion
salivation · lactation · menstruation · ejaculation · vomiting · flatulence · exhalation · respiration · spitting · micturition
kidneys
Blood-filtering organ pair
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
- colonLarge intestine section
rectum · anus · urethra · skin · pores · sweat glands · liver · lungs · nephrons · ureters
transpiration
Botanical water vapor release
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
elimination · homeostasis · filtration · reabsorption · diffusion · osmoregulation
diuretic
Urine-promoting substance
catheter · dialysis · incontinence · retention · constipation · diarrhea · polyuria · anuria · emetic · suppository
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
excretingabsorbing
Holding attention completely
ingesting · taking in · assimilating · imbibing · consuming
excretingretaining
Holding onto still
storing · accumulating · holding · sequestering · conserving