1. An organ or duct that serves to discharge waste matter from the body, such as the kidneys, skin, or intestines.
Usage: medical or anatomical term; often used in plural form

1. Relating to or serving the function of discharging waste or impurities from the body.
Usage: medical or anatomical term

Examples

• The kidneys are important emunctories that filter waste from the blood.
• Sweat glands function as emunctory organs, helping the body eliminate toxins.
• The skin serves an emunctory role in the body's waste removal system.
• Doctors studied the emunctory system to understand how the body processes and eliminates harmful substances.
• The liver and kidneys are the body's primary emunctories.