Pronunciations (3)
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/dɪˈdʒɛk.tə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/dɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/diˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
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.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
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. Especially, excrements
Usage- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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the dejecta of the cholera patients