excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excreter
noun
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Within a 24-hour period, the typical oxalate level excreted through urine is 20-40 milligrams per 1,000 milliliters of urine, with ideal levels being 25 milligrams or less.3
The urinary oxalate level in mild to moderate hyperoxaluria is about 40-60 milligrams.
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Roxana Ehsani, Health, 21 May 2025
Additionally, excess glucose in the blood is excreted in the urine, resulting in a loss of calories.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
The kidneys process the water and either store it in the body or excrete it through urine.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
In general, your body does a good job of transporting toxins (i.e., substances that may be harmful to your health) to your kidneys where they’re broken down and excreted from your body, says Jamie Alan, PhD, an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 29 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Ehsani, Health, 21 May 2025
Additionally, excess glucose in the blood is excreted in the urine, resulting in a loss of calories.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
The kidneys process the water and either store it in the body or excrete it through urine.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
In general, your body does a good job of transporting toxins (i.e., substances that may be harmful to your health) to your kidneys where they’re broken down and excreted from your body, says Jamie Alan, PhD, an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excrete. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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excrete
verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt 
excreted; excreting
: to separate and remove (waste produced by cellular activity) from the living body
urea is excreted by the kidneys in urine
Medical Definition
excrete
transitive verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt
excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
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