excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excreter
noun
Examples of excrete in a Sentence
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Antigens from these bacteria are excreted in the urine.
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Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
With this type of fat burner supplement, all excess fats are excreted from the body through bowel movements.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Dr Kreps also notes that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) may increase the amount of magnesium excreted from the urine.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 27 June 2023
People taking the drug excreted the same amount of PFAS in three months that someone without treatment would naturally eliminate in about three and a half years, according to Morten Lindhardt, a clinical associate professor at the University of Copenhagen and lead author of the study.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
For very high exposures, a treatment known as chelation therapy, which involves an oral medication that binds to lead so that it can be excreted in urine, has been shown to be effective at reducing blood lead levels.
—Aaron Specht, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
The snail excretes a juvenile form of the worm, which then has 24 hours to find a mammal host to infect or die, according to Dillman.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Take a peek back in time Because an adult kidney can excrete between 20-28 liters of water per day, someone would have to drink almost one full gallon of water within just a few hours to induce hyponatremia, according to a 2013 study published in the National Library of Medicine.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Patients are given a medication that binds to bismuth and is excreted in the urine.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
With this type of fat burner supplement, all excess fats are excreted from the body through bowel movements.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Dr Kreps also notes that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) may increase the amount of magnesium excreted from the urine.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 27 June 2023
People taking the drug excreted the same amount of PFAS in three months that someone without treatment would naturally eliminate in about three and a half years, according to Morten Lindhardt, a clinical associate professor at the University of Copenhagen and lead author of the study.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
For very high exposures, a treatment known as chelation therapy, which involves an oral medication that binds to lead so that it can be excreted in urine, has been shown to be effective at reducing blood lead levels.
—Aaron Specht, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
The snail excretes a juvenile form of the worm, which then has 24 hours to find a mammal host to infect or die, according to Dillman.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Take a peek back in time Because an adult kidney can excrete between 20-28 liters of water per day, someone would have to drink almost one full gallon of water within just a few hours to induce hyponatremia, according to a 2013 study published in the National Library of Medicine.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Patients are given a medication that binds to bismuth and is excreted in the urine.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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excrete
verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt 
excreted; excreting
: to separate and remove (waste produced by cellular activity) from the living body
urea is excreted by the kidneys in urine
Medical Definition
excrete
transitive verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt
excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
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