dejecta

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English

Etymology

From Latin dejecta (“things which have been cast away”), neuter plural of dejectus, past participle of dejicio (“I cast away”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dejecta pl (plural only)

  1. (medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body.[1][2] Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.[3][4]
    1. Especially, excrements
      the dejecta of the cholera patients

Translations

body waste

References

References

  1. ^ Gordh and Headrick (2011) A Dictionary of Entomology p.421
  2. ^ dejecta at thefreedictionary
  3. ^ Dhaar (2008) Foundations of Community Medicine, 2/e p.362
  4. ^ Mavis Kirkham (2007) Exploring the Dirty Side of Women's Health p.35

Latin

Adjective

dējecta

  1. inflection of dējectus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

dējectā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dējectus

Romanian

Etymology

From dejecție.

Verb

a dejecta (third-person singular present dejectează, past participle dejectat) 1st conjugation

  1. to deject

Conjugation

    conjugation of dejecta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a dejecta
gerund dejectând
past participle dejectat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present dejectez dejectezi dejectează dejectăm dejectați dejectează
imperfect dejectam dejectai dejecta dejectam dejectați dejectau
simple perfect dejectai dejectași dejectă dejectarăm dejectarăți dejectară
pluperfect dejectasem dejectaseși dejectase dejectaserăm dejectaserăți dejectaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să dejectez să dejectezi să dejecteze să dejectăm să dejectați să dejecteze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative dejectează dejectați
negative nu dejecta nu dejectați
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