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egesta

[ ee-jes-tuh, ih-jes- ]

/ iˈdʒɛs tə, ɪˈdʒɛs- /

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.

Origin of egesta

1780–90; neuter plural of Latin ēgestus carried out. See egest

Words nearby egesta

egas moniz, egbert, eger, egeria, egest, egesta, egestion, egg, egg albumin, egg and dart, egg and spoon race

Example sentences from the Web for egesta

If Nicias was prepared for the news from Egesta, his two colleagues were taken completely by surprise.

The History of the Peloponnesian War |Thucydides
On their return to Athens these men reported that Egesta was possessed of fabulous riches.

Stories from Thucydides |H. L. Havell
The weight of a working full-grown horse does not vary from day to day, as the weight of its egesta is equal to that of its food.

The Stock-Feeder's Manual |Charles Alexander Cameron
Many patients are averse to food, and where little is taken in, the egesta must be inconsiderable.

Observations on Madness and Melancholy |John Haslam

It feeds, in fact, if we may judge from its egesta, upon the slime or moistened clay with which its hole is lined.

Insect Architecture |James Rennie

British Dictionary definitions for egesta

egesta

/ (iːˈdʒɛstə) /

pl n

anything egested, as waste material from the body; excrement

Word Origin for egesta

C18: from Latin, literally: (things) carried out; see egest

Medical definitions for egesta

egesta

[ ē-jĕs′tə ]

pl.n.

Unabsorbed food residues that are discharged from the digestive tract.