έκκριση — meaning in English
ekkrisi
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English meaning
- discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- excretion noun The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
- secretion noun A substance released by a gland, cell, or organism, or the process of releasing it.
Senses
έκκριση is used for these senses in English:
- discharge (symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- excretion The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
discharge — full definition
- verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
- verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
- noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
- noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.
excretion — full definition
- noun The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
- noun Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.