excretory

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Excretory issues of all variety, yes, as well as injuries, illness and dental decay presented in bile-provoking detail, but unless it involved pregnancy/miscarriage, menstruation apparently was considered one gritty detail too many.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019

Excretory systems interact with other systems that regulate water balance in blood and body tissues.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Excretory System.—The most important excretory or renal organs of the Crustacea are two pairs of glands lying at the base of the antennae and of the second maxillae respectively.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Excretory Work of the Food Canal.—The glands connected with the food canal, other than the liver, while secreting liquids that aid in digestion, also separate waste materials from the blood.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Excretory System.—Nitrogenous waste-matter is removed from the body by the Malpighian tubes which open into the food-canal, usually where the hind-gut joins the stomach.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various