noun
Meaning 1
The act or result of egesting
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
egestion
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/iːˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
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rhymes with -ɛstʃən
History
Etymology
From Old French egestion, from Latin ēgestiōnem, accusative of ēgestiō (“emptying, voiding”), action noun from the perfect passive participle of ēgerō (“to carry out”), from ex- + gerō.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 排糞 /排粪 (páifèn) — act of egesting
- Chinese Mandarin: 排泄 (páixiè) — act of egesting
- Chinese Mandarin: 排便 (páibiàn) — act of egesting
- Chinese Mandarin: 排遺 /排遗 (páiyí) — act of egesting
- Finnish: ulostaminen — act of egesting
- French: excrétion — act of egesting
- French: excrément — act of egesting
- French: éjection — act of egesting
- German: Egestion — act of egesting
- Spanish: egestión — act of egesting