What is "dejecta"

Dejecta \De*jec"ta\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus, p. p.] Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick.

a. 1 (inflection of dējectus nom f s Latin) 2 (inflection of dējectus nom n p Latin) 3 (inflection of dējectus acc n p Latin) 4 (inflection of dējectus voc f s Latin) 5 (inflection of dējectus voc n p Latin) n. (context medicine, zoology English) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body.Gordh and Headrick (2011) ''A Dictionary of Entomology'' at ''thefreedictionary'' Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.Dhaar (‎2008) ''Foundations of Community Medicine'', 2/e