Etymology

dejecta

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Latin dejecta
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  1. Latin · derived fromdejecta“things which have been cast away”
  2. English todaydejecta

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

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