pass stool
Have bowel movement
Pass stool is a clinical or euphemistic way of saying defecate—to expel feces from the body.
The phrase appears most often in medical contexts: The patient was unable to pass stool for three days.
Doctors ask about passing stool to assess digestive health without using blunter terms.
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
- stomach crampsInvoluntary abdominal muscle contractions
- bowel movementFecal discharge from body
- defecationExpulsion of feces
- rectumTerminal intestinal chamber
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