dejecta

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin dejecta (things which have been cast away), neuter plural of dejectus, past participle of dejicio (I cast away).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dejecta pl (plural only)

  1. (medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body.[1][2] Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.[3][4]
    1. Especially, excrements
      the dejecta of the cholera patients

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References

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  1. ^ Gordh and Headrick (2011) A Dictionary of Entomology p.421
  2. ^ dejecta at thefreedictionary
  3. ^ Dhaar (2008) Foundations of Community Medicine, 2/e p.362
  4. ^ Mavis Kirkham (2007) Exploring the Dirty Side of Women's Health p.35

Latin

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Adjective

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dējecta

  1. inflection of dējectus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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dējectā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dējectus

Romanian

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Etymology

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From dejecție.

Verb

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a dejecta (third-person singular present dejectează, past participle dejectat) 1st conj.

  1. to deject

Conjugation

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