Excretion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010286",
  "term": "Excretion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process by which waste matter is discharged from the body\n\n2. A physiological process, originating in cells, that removes waste materials produced by the body.\n\n3. The act or process of excreting.\n\n4. Process of eliminating a substance from the body.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary",
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary",
    "National Biomonitoring Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/excretion/"
}