Feces

The excrement discharged from the intestines, consisting of bacteria, cells exfoliated from the intestines, secretions, chiefly of the liver, and a small amount of food residue.


Excrement discharged from the anus containing undigested food, intestinal secretions, intestinal flora, and desquamated intestinal cells.


Material discharged from the bowel in defecation. Formed in the colon, feces consist of water, undigested food residue, bacteria, and mucus. Also called stool.


End product of digestion comprised of undigested fibers and liquid; also called stool.


Excrement or stool discharged from the anus in a bowel movement. Feces are the solid waste that remains after food is broken down in the digestive tract. Feces that are an unusual color, contain blood, or are foul-smelling can be a symptom of a digestive disorder.


The waste material that is eliminated through the anus. It is formed in the colon and consists of a solid or semisolid mass of undigested food remains (chiefly cellulose), bacteria, various secretions (e.g. mucus), and some water.


Body waste such as food residue, bacteria, epithelium, and mucus, discharged from the bowels by way of the anus. Also called dejecta; excrement; excreta; stool.


Excrement, the residual matter remaining subsequent to the digestion of food, materializes within the intricate network of the intestines and proceeds to exit the organism via the orifice known as the anus.


The waste materials expelled from the rectum.


 


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