fecalith

fecalith
A hard mass consisting of inspissated feces. SYN: coprolith, stercolith. [L. faeces, feces, + G. lithos, stone]

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fe·ca·lith or chiefly Brit fae·ca·lith 'fē-kə-.lith n a concretion of dry compact feces formed in the intestine or vermiform appendix

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fe·ca·lith (feґkə-lith) [fecal + -lith] an intestinal concretion of fecal matter. Called also coprolith and stercolith.

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