defecation

def·e·cate

 (dĕf′ĭ-kāt′)

v. def·e·cat·ed, def·e·cat·ing, def·e·cates

v.intr.

To void feces from the bowels.

v.tr.

1. To void (feces) from the bowels.

2. To remove impurities from (a liquid, such as fruit juice), especially in sugar refining.

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[Latin dēfaecāre, to clean the dregs from : dē-, de- + faex, faec-, dregs.]

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def′e·ca′tion n.

def′e·ca′tor n.

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Noun

1.

defecation - the elimination of fecal waste through the anus laxation, shitting bowel movement, bm, movement - a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" excreting, excretion, voiding, elimination, evacuation - the bodily process of discharging waste matter haematochezia, hematochezia - passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) dump - a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" urochesia, urochezia - passage of urine from the anus

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defecation

noun excretion, evacuation (Physiology), elimination, bowel movement, motion, egestion, emptying or opening of the bowels, voiding excrement Side-effects of the drug include vomiting and involuntary defecation.

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Translations

DefäkationStuhlgang

defecación

defecazioneevacuazione

defecation

[ˌdefəˈkeɪʃən] N → defecación f

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defecation

[ˌdɛfəˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → défécation f

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defecation

n → Entleerung f → des Darms, Defäkation f (form)

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def·e·ca·tion

n. defecación, evacuación intestinal.

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defecation

n defecación f

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