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How to use excretion in a sentence

13 example sentences · noun

Excretion means the process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting. Example: “Unionization (lipid solubility) facilitates absorption whereas ionization (water solubility) facilitates excretion of drug.”

More sentences with excretion

  • Unionization (lipid solubility) facilitates absorption whereas ionization (water solubility) facilitates excretion of drug.2018, Ranjan Kumar Patel, Conceptual Review of Pharmacology: 3rd Edition, page 2. From the entry unionization
  • Most pantothenic acid-deficient laboratory animals exhibit dermatitis, achromotrichia, and nasal porphyrin excretion.1987, Vitamin Tolerance of Animals, page 67. From the entry achromotrichia
  • Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia, are common electrolyte electrolyte diseases related to changes in potassium intake, excretion, or transcellular shifts.2022, Athira Roy, Nissy P. Jacob, A.R. Vaishnavi, M. Sudha, R. Sambath Kumar, “Review on kalemic conditions in pregnancy”, in Journal of…. From the entry kalemic
  • In all hypernatremic patients who primarily have water losses without electrolyte losses, the urine sodium excretion concentration merely reflects sodium intake.2008, Robert W. Schrier, Manual of Nephrology: Diagnosis and Therapy, page 35. From the entry hypernatremic
  • Pawpaw contains an enzyme papain which breaks down protein and is said to help clear mucus and excess saliva excretions.1993, Janet Martin, Jane Backhouse, Good looking, easy swallowing. From the entry thickshake
  • More weird media excretion: Time Warner homey Ice-T can't say enough nice things about the Man, his employer.1992 October, “It's getting late”, in Spy. From the entry copicide
  • There are several entries devoted to the more sulphuric excretions of the Chingford Skinhead in this encyclopaedia of political insultry.1990, Punch, page 44. From the entry insultry
  • HS did not affect HP-induced hyperoxaluria, hypocalciuria, or hypomagnesuria, but further lowered the urinary excretion of citrate at Days 7 and 42.2015 August 5, “High Sodium-Induced Oxidative Stress and Poor Anticrystallization Defense Aggravate Calcium Oxalate Crystal Formation in…. From the entry hypomagnesuria
  • Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to avoid contact with the skin by cannulising the fistulas and collecting the excretion in a balloon.1932 June, Warren M. Sperry, Robert W. Angevine, “Lipid Excretion: IX. The Secretion of Lipids into the Intestine”, in Rudolph J[ohn]…. From the entry cannulise
  • And while the dog and the cat buses suffered considerable damage from the trapped animals' excretions, clawings, and chewings, the bus with the skunk was declared unsalvageable.2016, Jennifer Bramseth, Bourbon Springs Box Set: Volume II, Books 4-6. From the entry chewing
  • The excretion of pulmonarily deposited soluble nickel salts is also fast, while the lung clearance of deposited insoluble or low-solubility nickel dust, for example, welding fumes, is much slower.2016, Jan Aaseth, Guido Crisponi, Ole Anderson, Chelation Therapy in the Treatment of Metal Intoxication, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 186. From the entry pulmonarily
  • The problem of renal excretion, and so, inadvisability in the face of low creatinine clearance, may be addressed by betrixaban, little of which is excreted via this organ.2015 August 20, Andrew Blann, “Nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs): the tide continues to come in”, in Vascular Health and…. From the entry betrixaban
  • These conflicting results (higher HDL-CE catabolism but unchanged SR-BI expression) suggest that NA affects other pathways involved in CE turnover and selective uptake, such as transintestinal cholesterol excretion.2015 September 15, “Nicotinic Acid Accelerates HDL Cholesteryl Ester Turnover in Obese Insulin-Resistant Dogs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry transintestinal

Meaning of excretion

  1. noun The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
  2. noun Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

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Questions about excretion in a sentence

How do you use excretion in a sentence?
Excretion is used as a noun. For example: “Unionization (lipid solubility) facilitates absorption whereas ionization (water solubility) facilitates excretion of drug.”
What is a short sentence with excretion?
“Most pantothenic acid-deficient laboratory animals exhibit dermatitis, achromotrichia, and nasal porphyrin excretion.”
What does excretion mean?
Excretion means the process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

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