Stedman's Medical Dictionary
defecation
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The discharge of feces from the rectum.
Synonym(s): motion 2, movement 3
[L. defaeco, pp. -atus, to remove the dregs, purify]
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Synonym(s): motion 2, movement 3
[L. defaeco, pp. -atus, to remove the dregs, purify]
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