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defecation

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Pronunciation: def′ĕ-kā′shŭn
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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