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fe·ces

(fē′sēz)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Waste matter eliminated from the bowels; excrement.

[Middle English, from Latin faecēs, pl. of faex, dregs.]

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feces

(ˈfiːsiːz)

pl n

(Physiology) the usual US spelling of faeces

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fe•ces

(ˈfi siz)

n. (used with a pl. v.)

waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.

Also, esp. Brit., faeces.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (pl. of faex)]

feces

The body wastes discharged from the rectum. They are made up of indigestible food, bacteria, and secretions.

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Noun

feces - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, ordure, BM, dejection, stool

dog do, dog turd, doggy do - fecal droppings from a dog

body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

crap, turd, dirt - obscene terms for feces

droppings, dung, muck - fecal matter of animals

meconium - thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child

melaena, melena - abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)

Translations

faeces

(American) feces (ˈfiːsiːz) noun plural

solid waste matter passed out from the body.

fe·ces

n., pl. heces, excremento.

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feces

npl heces fpl

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