Defn: To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.
EGESTA
E*ges"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See
Egest.] (Physiol.)
Defn: That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; — opposed to ingesta.
EGESTION
E*ges"tion, n. Etym: [L. egestio.]
Defn: Act or process of egesting; a voiding. Sir M. Hale.
EGG
Egg, n. Etym: [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. æg (whence OE. ey),
Sw. ägg, Dan. æg, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum,
Gr. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. Oval.]
1. (Popularly)
Defn: The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.