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What does excretion mean?

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Noun
  1. The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
  2. Something being excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.
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Others have reported increased fecal P excretion and decreased P absorption and retention with increased dietary Mg concentrations.
In most cases of gout decreased urinary excretion of urate is the most common metabolic abnormality.
In prehepatic jaundice, excess unconjugated bilirubin is produced faster than the liver is able to conjugate it for excretion.
Urinary saturation with struvite occurs only when supranormal excretion of ammonia and alkaline urine occur together.
Treatment with multiple doses of activated charcoal increases the excretion of a number of drugs.
In addition, waste materials cannot be transported properly to the lungs and kidneys for excretion.

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