What is any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter called?
emunctory — Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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