excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excreter
noun
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Penicillin is mainly excreted through the kidneys, and diminished kidney function can cause the drug to accumulate to toxic levels.
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Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
The inside of the flesh could not be seen, but the fluids the body excreted—sweat, urine, menstrual blood, mucus, vomit and feces—carried messages about that invisible realm to the outside.
—Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
The inside of the flesh could not be seen, but the fluids the body excreted – sweat, urine, menstrual blood, mucus, vomit and feces – carried messages about that invisible realm to the outside.
—Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
To make the new threads, engineers first designed a glue gun-like machine that slowly excretes heated LCE resin through a nozzle.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
For example, phthalates are chemicals that are excreted very quickly so small changes can make a difference.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2023
Dark tea may mimic the effects of a class of a relatively new class of diabetes drugs called SGLT-2 inhibitors, which allow the kidneys to excrete more glucose, thus lowering blood sugar levels, according to study authors.
—Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Oct. 2023
When consumed, delta 8 is metabolized by the body and excreted through urine.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
Not Drinking Enough Water Bowel movements are made up of waste products that are being excreted from your body.
—Emily Shiffer, Health, 30 Aug. 2023
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Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
The inside of the flesh could not be seen, but the fluids the body excreted—sweat, urine, menstrual blood, mucus, vomit and feces—carried messages about that invisible realm to the outside.
—Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
The inside of the flesh could not be seen, but the fluids the body excreted – sweat, urine, menstrual blood, mucus, vomit and feces – carried messages about that invisible realm to the outside.
—Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
To make the new threads, engineers first designed a glue gun-like machine that slowly excretes heated LCE resin through a nozzle.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
For example, phthalates are chemicals that are excreted very quickly so small changes can make a difference.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2023
Dark tea may mimic the effects of a class of a relatively new class of diabetes drugs called SGLT-2 inhibitors, which allow the kidneys to excrete more glucose, thus lowering blood sugar levels, according to study authors.
—Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Oct. 2023
When consumed, delta 8 is metabolized by the body and excreted through urine.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
Not Drinking Enough Water Bowel movements are made up of waste products that are being excreted from your body.
—Emily Shiffer, Health, 30 Aug. 2023
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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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