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Definition of: emunctory
(i·mungk′tər·ē) adjective
Serving to discharge excrementitious matter.
—noun plural ·ries An organ for removing waste matter, as the kidneys, intestines, etc. [<NL emunctorius <L emunctorium a snuffer <emungere <ex- out + mungere blow the nose]
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