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Match the terms to these definitions:

(Excretion, micturition, hemodialysis, ureotelic, uricotelic, transport maximum, glomerular filtration rate, osmoregulation, renal threshold, nephron, countercurrent system, ultrafiltration)

.......... is the process of removal of waste products (mainly nitrogenous wastes) from the body.

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Excretion is the process of removal of waste products (mainly nitrogenous wastes) from the body.
Through excretion organisms control osmotic pressure—the balance between inorganic ions and water—and maintain acid-base balance. The process thus promotes homeostasis, the constancy of the organism’s internal environment.

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