coprolith

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coprolith

(ˈkɒprəlɪθ)
n
a hard stony mass of dried faeces in the intestine that is caused by chronic constipation
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Noun1.coprolith - a hard mass of fecal mattercoprolith - a hard mass of fecal matter    
faecalith, fecalith, stercolith
mass - a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"
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cop·ro·lith

n. coprolito, pequeña masa fecal de consistencia dura.
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