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fecal matter

noun as in bowel movement

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There was poop humor—literally—when Valerie's house becomes flooded with fecal matter after a pipe bursts.

Salmonella is spread through the fecal matter of animals and humans.

Larger amounts, not well mixed with fecal matter, indicate inflammation of the large intestine.

A sufficient amount of mucus or fecal matter will usually be brought away by it.

After digestion has taken place, the fecal matter collects in the main intestine and is forcibly ejected by the pharynx.

Despite the daily movement, there may be considerable fecal matter left in the bowel which undergoes decomposition.

In the first place, fecal matter containing the typhoid germ may adhere to the fly and be mechanically transported.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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