Definitions for defecation
defe·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defecation, laxation, shittingnoun

   the elimination of fecal waste through the anus

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defecationnoun

   Act or process of voiding feces from bowels.

2. defecationnoun

   Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.

3. Etymology: Attested in the early 17th Century ; from Late defecationem, nominative case of deficatio, from defecare; cognate with.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defecationnoun

   Purification; the act of clearing or purifying.

   Etymology: defæcatio, Latin.

   The spleen and liver are obstructed in their offices of defecation, whence vicious and dreggish blood. Gideon Harvey, on Consum.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defecation

   Defecation (or defaecation) follows digestion, and is a necessary process by which organisms eliminate a solid, semisolid, or liquid waste material known as feces from the digestive tract via the anus. The act has a variety of names ranging from the common, like pooping or crapping, to the technical, e.g. bowel movement, to the obscene (shitting), to the euphemistic ("dropping a deuce" or "taking a dump"), to the juvenile ("making doo-doo"). The topic, usually avoided among polite company, can become the basis for some potty humour. Humans expel feces with a frequency varying from a few times daily to a few times weekly. Waves of muscular contraction (known as peristalsis) in the walls of the colon move fecal matter through the digestive tract towards the rectum. Undigested food may also be expelled this way, in a process called egestion. When birds defecate, they also expel urine and urates in the same mass, whereas other animals may also urinate at the same time, but spatially separated. Defecation may also accompany childbirth and death. Babies defecate a unique substance called meconium prior to eating external foods. There are a number of medical conditions associated with defecation, such as diarrhea and constipation, some of which can be serious. The feces expelled can carry diseases, most often through the contamination of food. E. coli is a particular concern. Before potty training, human feces are most often collected into a diaper. Thereafter, in many societies people commonly defecate into a toilet. However, open defecation, the practice of defecating outside without using a toilet of any kind, is still widespread in some developing countries. Some people defecate into the ocean. First world countries use sewage treatment plants and/or on-site treatment.

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1. defecation

   Defecation is the physiological process by which waste matter from the digestion process, called feces, is expelled from the body via the anus. This elimination process forms part of the digestive system function and helps to maintain bodily health by removing indigestible substances and harmful toxins.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defecationnoun

   the act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs; purification

2. Defecationnoun

   the act or process of voiding excrement

3. Etymology: [L. defaecatio: cf. F. dfcation.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defecation

   Defecation is the final act of digestion, by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid, and/or liquid waste material from the digestive tract via the anus. Humans expel feces with a frequency varying from a few times daily to a few times weekly. Waves of muscular contraction in the walls of the colon move fecal matter through the digestive tract towards the rectum. Undigested food may also be expelled this way, in a process called egestion.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Defecation

   The normal process of elimination of fecal material from the RECTUM.

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How to pronounce defecation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of defecation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of defecation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of defecation in a Sentence

1. Jan Langbein:

   It's usually assumed that cattle are not capable of controlling defecation or urination.

2. Geeta Rao Gupta:

   There are 41 million people who do not have access to a toilet in Pakistan and as a result they are defecating in the open. And open defecation has significant health and nutritional consequences.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=defecation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Defecation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=defecation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=defecation