Definitions for Egestion
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1. egestionnoun

   The excretion of undigested food as faeces.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Egestionnoun

   The act of throwing out the digested food at the natural vents.

   Etymology: egestus, Latin.

   The animal soul or spirits manage as well their spontaneous actions as the natural or involuntary exertions of digestion, egestion, and circulation. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

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1. egestion

   Defecation (or defaecation) follows digestion, and is a necessary process by which organisms eliminate a solid, semisolid, or liquid waste material known as feces from the digestive tract via the anus. The act has a variety of names ranging from the common, like pooping or crapping, to the technical, e.g. bowel movement, to the obscene (shitting), to the euphemistic ("dropping a deuce" or "taking a dump"), to the juvenile ("making doo-doo"). The topic, usually avoided among polite company, can become the basis for some potty humour. Humans expel feces with a frequency varying from a few times daily to a few times weekly. Waves of muscular contraction (known as peristalsis) in the walls of the colon move fecal matter through the digestive tract towards the rectum. Undigested food may also be expelled this way, in a process called egestion. When birds defecate, they also expel urine and urates in the same mass, whereas other animals may also urinate at the same time, but spatially separated. Defecation may also accompany childbirth and death. Babies defecate a unique substance called meconium prior to eating external foods. There are a number of medical conditions associated with defecation, such as diarrhea and constipation, some of which can be serious. The feces expelled can carry diseases, most often through the contamination of food. E. coli is a particular concern. Before potty training, human feces are most often collected into a diaper. Thereafter, in many societies people commonly defecate into a toilet. However, open defecation, the practice of defecating outside without using a toilet of any kind, is still widespread in some developing countries. Some people defecate into the ocean. First world countries use sewage treatment plants and/or on-site treatment.

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1. Egestionnoun

   act or process of egesting; a voiding

2. Etymology: [L. egestio.]

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1. Egestion

   ej-est′yun, n. the passing off of excreta from within the body.—v.t. Egest′, to discharge.—n.pl. Egest′a, things thrown out, excrements.—adj. Egest′ive. [L. egerĕre—e, out, gerĕre, to carry.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Egestion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Egestion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Egestion
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Egestion
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egestion
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Egestion
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Egestion