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excretory

[ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree] / ˈɛk skrɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈskri tə ri /


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“It politicizes the human excretory function,” he said to even louder guffaws in the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2024

"Our research has mapped the excretory patterns of animals, spanning eight orders of scale from tiny cicadas to massive elephants," he said.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2024

This section specifically describes how different hormones affect the excretory system, the reproductive system, metabolism, blood calcium concentrations, growth, and the stress response.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The key regulatory processes that will be examined here are those affecting the excretory system, the reproductive system, metabolism, blood calcium concentrations, growth, and the stress response.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Organic matter is broken down as it passes through the digestive tracts of the worms and the soil is enriched by their excretory products.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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