emunctory

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

emunctory (comparative more emunctory, superlative most emunctory)

1. Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.

   A mixture of poor diet and poor hygiene caused him inflammation of the emunctory aperture.

   • 1979, Bulletin of the American Historical Collection, volumes 7–8, Manila: American Association of the Philippines, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 79:

     This guy was extremely hirsute. Everywhere. So much I used to wonder how he could clearly manage certain emunctory functions.

Related terms

• emunction
• emunge

Noun

emunctory (plural emunctories)

1. Any part of the body which carries or removes waste.