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Elimination patterns


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Elimination patterns describe the regulation, control, and removal of by-products and wastes in the body. The term usually refers to the movement of feces, urine, and sweat from the body.


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Review Date: 05/21/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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