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Feces

Synonym(s)

  • fecal
  • stool

Definition(s)

Excretion in semisolid state processed by the intestine.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (Digital Anatomist)   at the National Library of Medicine

The material discharged from the bowel during defecation. It consists of undigested food, intestinal mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (NCI Thesaurus)   at the National Library of Medicine

The waste matter discharged in a bowel movement.

Definition from: Office of Rare DiseasesThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. at the National Institutes of Health

 
Published: January 23, 2009