faeces

faeces
n.
the waste material that is eliminated through the anus. It is formed in the colon and consists of a solid or semi-solid mass of undigested food remains (chiefly cellulose) mixed with bile pigments (which are responsible for the colour), bacteria, various secretions (e.g. mucus), and some water.
faecal adj.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Faeces — F[ae] ces, n. pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [Written also {feces}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Faeces — (lat.), 1) Hefe; 2) Bodensatz; 3) Darmkoth, Excremente, s.d …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Faeces — (lat.), Exkremente, besonders Darmkot; auch Bodensatz, Niederschlag …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Faeces — (lat.), Niederschlag, Bodensatz; Exkremente …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Faeces — Faeces, lat., der Bodensatz, der sich bei der Gährung einer Flüssigkeit bildet. Er entsteht, indem durch den Zutritt des Sauerstoffs der Luft zu Flüssigkeiten, welche mit Stickstoff enthaltenden Körpern verbunden sind, Gährung bewirkt wird, jene… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Faeces — Faeces, Kot, Exkremente ⇒ Defäkation …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Faeces — Faeces: 1) vgl. Fäzes. 2) Mehrz. von ↑Faex …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • faeces — see FECES (Cf. feces) …   Etymology dictionary

  • faeces — meaning ‘excrement’, is pronounced fee seez and is spelt with ae in BrE but e in AmE. The corresponding adjectival forms are faecal and fecal (pronounced with a hard c) …   Modern English usage

  • faeces — (US feces) ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ waste matter remaining after food has been digested, discharged from the bowels. DERIVATIVES faecal adjective. ORIGIN Latin, plural of faex dregs …   English terms dictionary

  • faeces — [fē′sēz΄] pl.n. alt. sp. of FECES faecal [fē′kəl] adj …   English World dictionary

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