Pronunciation: i- ' jes(h)-ch ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English egestioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French egestion, from Latin egestion-, egestio, from egerere to carry outside, discharge, from e- + gerere to carry
Date: 1547
: the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell or organism specifically : DEFECATION
– egest \ i- ' jest \ transitive verb
– eges · tive \ - ' jes-tiv \ adjective