[
UK
/ɛkskɹˈɛtɐ/
]
NOUN
- waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
How To Use excreta In A Sentence
- The patient had known exposure to mouse excreta, and because hemorrhagic pneumonia had developed, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome was suspected.
- Wolf spiders provide an interesting taxon to examine indirectly mediated predator-prey interactions because, in addition to excreta, they also leave a silk dragline behind them while moving through the environment.
- Nor was the destruction delayed by placing choleraic excreta in or upon earth, dry or moist, or mixed with stagnant water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
- Pets, especially their excreta and urine cause IAP.
- Black water is contaminated with human excreta and discharges.
- Treatment is only supportive, and the best prevention is to minimize contact with rodent excreta.
- Adequate sources of potable water and sanitation (collection, disposal, and treatment of excreta and other liquid and solid wastes) must be equally accessible for all camp residents.
- Humans can be infected by inhaling tiny droplets of virus-laden rodent excreta, eating contaminated food or simply by absorption through the skin.
- The surroundings of the school are no longer dirty with excreta and odour of urine.
- Fish package their excreta into a thin gelatinous tube before disposal.