emunctory

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emunctory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Emunctory \E*munc"to*ry\, n.; pl. Emunctories. [L. emunctorium
     a pair of snuffers, fr. emungere, emunctum, to blow the nose,
     hence, to wipe, cleanse; e out + mungere to blow the nose:
     cf. F. ['e]monctoire, formerly spelled also ['e]monctoire.]
     (Physiol.)
     Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,)
     which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.
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