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organs of elimination

organs of elimination is the plural of organ of elimination.

Meaning of organ of elimination

Noun

organ of elimination (plural organs of elimination)

  1. Any bodily organ that produces or excretes waste products.
    • The delicate surface of the lungs, and, indeed, of the whole air passages, is […] also a great organ of elimination. Camphor, phosphorus, ether, diluted alcohol, gases, and various odorous substances, when introduced into the system, escape in a great measure by the lungs: whence they are perceived...1835, Human physiology, page 227

Questions about organs of elimination

What is organs of elimination the plural of?
Organs of elimination is the plural of organ of elimination.

Words near organs of elimination in the dictionary

  1. organplaying
  2. organs
  3. organs of Berlese
  4. organs of Chievitz
  5. organs of Corti
  6. organs of elimination
  7. organs of generation
  8. organs of Rosenmüller
  9. organs of state
  10. organs of Tömösváry
  11. organs of Zuckerkandl

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