dejecta
UK/dɪˈdʒɛk.tə/US/dɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/
dejecta noun: any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.
Noun
dejecta pl (plural only)
- any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.
- Especially, excrements
- the dejecta of the cholera patients
- Especially, excrements
dejecta meaning in Tamil
dejecta in Tamil
- உடல் கழிவுப் பொருள்
Origin of dejecta
From Latin dejecta (“things which have been cast away”), neuter plural of dejectus, past participle of dejicio (“to cast away”).
Questions about dejecta
- What does dejecta mean?
- Dejecta means any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.
- What is dejecta in Tamil?
- Dejecta in Tamil is உடல் கழிவுப் பொருள். See Dejecta meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dejecta?
- Dejecta is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dejecta?
- Dejecta is pronounced /dɪˈdʒɛk.tə/ (UK).
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