defecation
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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.
[Latin dēfaecāre, to clean the dregs from : dē-, de- + faex, faec-, dregs.]
def′e·ca′tion n.
def′e·ca′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
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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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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 fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.