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The matter discharged from the bowel during defecation, consisting of the undigested residue of food, epithelium, intestinal mucus, bacteria, and waste material from the food. SYN: stercus. [L., pl. of faex (faec-), dregs]
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fe·ces (feґsēz) [L. faeces, pl. of faex refuse] material discharged from the intestines, consisting of bacteria, cells exfoliated from the intestines, secretions, chiefly of the liver, and a small amount of food residue. Called also excrement and stool. fecal adjMedical dictionary. 2011.