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defecation

[ def-i-key-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an act or instance of voiding excrement from the bowels; bowel movement:
For best results, the stool sample should be tested within half an hour of defecation.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; from Latin dēfaecātiōn-, stem of dēfaecātiō “a cleansing,” from dēfaecāre “to cleanse, refine”; defecate ( def ), -ion ( def )

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