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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Words related to feces

dung, feculence, ordure, excreta, egesta, ejecta

Example sentences from the Web for feces

  • Feces 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

feces
/ (ˈfiːsiːz) /

pl n

the usual US spelling of faeces
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.