feces
What toilets receive
Feces is bodily waste discharged from the bowels—what leaves the body after digestion extracts nutrients from food.
The word is the standard clinical term, more formal than *shit* or *poop*: The lab tested the feces for parasites.
Spelled faeces in British English.
Animal fecal matter
- droppingsAnimal excrement deposits
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- frassArthropod excrement and debris
spoor · pellets · cowpat · manure · coprolite · midden · latrine · marking
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- bowel movementFecal discharge from body
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- voidingNullifying or emptying
elimination · passing · straining · peristalsis · rectum · anus · anal · sphincter
Liquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
contamination · pollution · disposal · treatment · septic · cesspool · cesspit · outfall
Animal waste as fertilizer
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- nightsoilHuman feces as fertilizer
- biosolidsTreated sewage for reuse
humus · amendment · enrichment · nitrogen · phosphorus · potassium · mulching · spreading
Collected excrement for testing
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
impaction · enema · laxative · meconium · bilirubin · microbiome
dung
Animal fecal matter
frass · spoor · pellets · cowpat · manure · coprolite · midden · latrine · marking · territory
stool
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- bowel movementFecal discharge from body
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- evacuationRemoval from danger
voiding · elimination · passing · straining · peristalsis · rectum · anus · anal · sphincter · colon
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
sanitation · contamination · pollution · disposal · treatment · septic · cesspool · cesspit · outfall · runoff
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- nightsoilHuman feces as fertilizer
biosolids · humus · amendment · enrichment · nitrogen · phosphorus · potassium · mulching · spreading · composting
stool sample
Collected excrement for testing
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
diarrhea · impaction · enema · laxative · meconium · bilirubin · microbiome
fecesfood
Consumable nourishment source
nourishment · nutriment · sustenance · meal · nutrients
- fecal matterSolid intestinal waste
- human fecesSolid digestive waste
- fecal transplantTransferring gut microbes therapeutically
- fecal sampleExcrement collected for analysis
- fecal testDiagnostic analysis of excrement