1. the process of expelling waste material from the body through the anus; defecation.
Usage: formal or scientific term; commonly used in biology and medicine
2. the waste material expelled from the body; feces.
Usage: formal or scientific term

Examples

• The biologist studied the egestion patterns of various animal species.
• Egestion is a normal bodily function that occurs after digestion is complete.
• In humans, egestion typically occurs once or twice daily.
• The digestive system ends with egestion, the final stage of food processing.
• Constipation refers to difficulty with egestion.
• Egestion differs from excretion in that it involves only undigested material.