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FECAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to feces

Example:

fecal matter

Synonyms:

faecal; fecal

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

faeces (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels)

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Also called iFOBT, immunoassay fecal occult blood test, and immunochemical fecal occult blood test.

(Immunologic fecal occult blood test, NCI Dictionary)

Also called iFOBT, immunoassay fecal occult blood test, and immunologic fecal occult blood test.

(Immunochemical fecal occult blood test, NCI Dictionary)

Surgical creation of an external opening into the ileum for fecal diversion or drainage.

(Ileostomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called iFOBT, immunochemical fecal occult blood test, and immunologic fecal occult blood test.

(Immunoassay fecal occult blood test, NCI Dictionary)

Docusate decreases surface tension and emulsification of fecal matter and allows water to penetrate and mix with stool.

(Docusate Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Defecation, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientists first analyzed fecal samples from each of the study participants for bacteria correlated with the absence of S. aureus.

(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)

Whether FMT from a healthy donor would be as beneficial as the patient’s own fecal sample at restoring beneficial bacteria remains to be studied.

(Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients, National Institutes of Health)

The researchers reported inventing a coating good at resisting substances that are sticky and vary profoundly in viscosity across their mass—like human fecal matter.

(Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets, Wikinews)

"These organisms contribute to the biological carbon pump by creating carbon-rich fecal pellets that sink rapidly into the ocean," Stukel said.

(Research provides new view of the critical role of plankton in marine carbon storage, National Science Foundation)