faeces
[fee-seez]
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Historical Examples of faecal
Of these the commonest are malignant growths and faecal impaction.
Patients lose control of urinary and faecal movements and require feeding.
Valere AudeLouis Dechmann
Vomiting is early and persistent, generally assuming a faecal character between the second and the ninth day.
Faecal Impaction is not uncommon in adult females who have suffered from chronic constipation.
From the time the young hatch until they are five days old the parents swallow the faecal sacs.
faecal
esp US fecal
- of, relating to, or consisting of faeces
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faeces
esp US feces
- bodily waste matter derived from ingested food and the secretions of the intestines and discharged through the anus
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Word Origin for faeces
C15: from Latin faecēs, plural of faex sediment, dregs
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Word Origin and History for faecal
faeces
see feces.
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