egest
- Verb:
- To discharge or eliminate waste matter from the body; to excrete.
The verb "egest" is a formal, biological, or medical term. It describes the physiological process of expelling undigested or waste material from an organism's digestive tract or other bodily systems. It is often used in scientific contexts.
- The primary function of the large intestine is to egest solid waste.
- Some animals egest undigested material in the form of pellets.
- The patient was unable to egest normally following the surgery.
- "Egested" (Adjective/Past Participle): Describes material that has been expelled.
- The egested material was collected for analysis.
- "Egestion" (Noun): The process or act of egesting.
- The study focused on the mechanisms of egestion in invertebrates.
- Egestion (n): The process of egesting.
- Egestive (adj): Relating to egestion (rarely used).
- Excrete: To separate and eliminate waste from the blood, tissues, or organs.
- Defecate: To discharge feces from the bowels.
- Expel: To force or drive out.
- Eliminate: To remove, especially waste from the body.
- Pass: A common, less formal term (e.g., ).
- Ingest: To take in (food, drink, etc.) for digestion.
- Absorb: To take in or soak up.
- Consume: To eat, drink, or ingest.
While "egest" broadly means to eliminate waste from the body, it is most precisely used for the expulsion of undigested material from the alimentary canal (feces). Its synonym "excrete" has a broader application, often including waste products removed by the kidneys (urine), skin (sweat), and lungs (carbon dioxide). In the provided reference context, "pass a kidney stone" is an example of elimination, but a kidney stone is a pathological concretion, not typical digestive waste. In strict biological terms, expelling a kidney stone is more accurately described as excretion or elimination, while egestion specifically refers to defecation.
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eliminate from the body
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Pass a kidney stone
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