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feces
[ fee-seez ]
/ ˈfi siz /
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noun (used with a plural verb)
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
dregs; sediment.
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Also especially British, fae·ces .
Origin of feces
1425–75; late Middle English <Latin faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (plural of faex)
Words nearby feces
fecalith, fecaloid, fecaloma, fecaluria, fecal vomiting, feces, Fechner, Fechner-Weber law, fecht, fecit, feck
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How to use feces in a sentence
Echoing Rahman, Cramer said Jane’s testimony about the feces video is one graphic incident the defense can’t even touch.
The Horrifying Testimony R. Kelly Needs Jurors to Forget|Pilar Melendez|August 25, 2021|The Daily BeastFeces containing tape-worm segments may continue to be a source of infection for as long as a fortnight.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for feces
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for feces
feces
[ fē′sēz ]
pl.n.
The matter that is discharged from the bowel during defecation; excrement.stercus
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Scientific definitions for feces
feces
[ fē′sēz ]
Waste matter eliminated from the intestinal tract.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Cultural definitions for feces
feces
[ (fee-seez) ]
Excrement; the waste material that is passed to the outside from the rectum through the anus.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.