defecation
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It’s in our bodies: our lung tissue, our blood and in the dark, tarry first defecation of newborns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Instead they have a single orifice called a cloaca that is used for defecation as well as reproduction in both males and females.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 16, 2023
In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 100% of India's villages had declared themselves free of open defecation after a massive toilet-building programme by his government.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023
In all, 155 out of 293 traditional communities were certified as free of open defecation, said Dr. Mwansambo, the health official.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Diarrhea became the constant companion of many riders, some of whom became virtuosos of defecation.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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