dejecta

dejecta
/di jek"teuh/, n. (used with a pl. v.)
waste discharged from the body; excrement.
[1885-90; < NL, neut. pl. of L dejectus; see DEJECT]

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  • Dejecta — De*jec ta, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus, p. p.] Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dejecta — DEJECTÁ, dejectéz, vb. I. tranz. (Rar) A evacua dejecţii. – Din dejecţie. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  dejectá vb., ind. prez. 3 sg. dejecteáză Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • dejecta — [dē jek′tə] pl.n. [ModL, neut. pl. of L dejectus: see DEJECT] feces; excrement …   English World dictionary

  • dejecta — ktə noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neut plural of dejectus : excrements the dejecta of the sick may be a source of infection …   Useful english dictionary

  • dejecta — noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of dejectus Date: circa 1829 feces, excrement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dejecta — SYN: dejection (3). [L. neut, pl. of de jectus, fr. de jicio, to cast down] * * * de·jec·ta di jek tə n pl FECES, EXCREMENT …   Medical dictionary

  • Dejecta — Ekskrementer …   Danske encyklopædi

  • dejecta — n. excrement, bodily waste …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dejecta — de·jec·ta …   English syllables

  • dejecta — de•jec•ta [[t]dɪˈdʒɛk tə[/t]] n. pl. phl excrement • Etymology: 1885–90; < NL, neut. pl. of L dējectus; see deject …   From formal English to slang

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