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Feces
Pronunciation
Definition 1
The material in a bowel movement. Feces is made up of undigested food, bacteria, mucus, and cells from the lining of the intestines. Also called stool. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The material discharged from the bowel during defecation. It consists of undigested food, intestinal mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria. (NCI Thesaurus)
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