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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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Oral intake of tobacco by chewing also increased the excretion as nicotine can be absorbed from oral mucosa.
Metabolism of xenobiotics by CYP450s usually reduces the toxicity and promotes excretion of these xenobiotics.
In addition, waste materials cannot be transported properly to the lungs and kidneys for excretion.
Increased bone resorption, increased gastrointestinal absorption of calcium, and decreased renal excretion of calcium cause hypercalcemia.
Treatment with multiple doses of activated charcoal increases the excretion of a number of drugs.
In most cases of gout decreased urinary excretion of urate is the most common metabolic abnormality.

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