
Meaning of DEFECATION
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the elimination of fecal waste through the anus |
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DEFECATION is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | laxation, shitting |
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| | See Also: | | bm, bowel movement, dump, elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, haematochezia, hematochezia, movement, shit, urochesia, urochezia, voiding | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Def`e*ca"tion\, n. [L. defaecatio: cf. F.
d['e]f['e]cation.]
1. The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs;
purification.
2. (Physiol.) The act or process of voiding excrement.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | passage of bowel contents through the rectum and anus. |
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