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defecationor bowel movementElimination of feces from the digestive tract. Peristalsis moves feces through the colon to the rectum, where they stimulate the urge to defecate. The rectum shortens, pushing the feces into the anal canal, where internal and external sphincters allow them to be passed or retained. Chest, abdominal, and pelvic muscles are used to pass them. Long delay of defecation causes constipation and hardened feces. See also diarrhea, incontinence. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Most times they had urinated or defecated on themselves and had been left there for eighteen [to] twenty-four hours or more. He found that Israeli soldiers had defecated all over a mosque in Jenin where they had set up a command post. How could the Dutch be overcome by ignorant Nipponese peasants who defecated in gardens and washed rice in toilet bowls? |
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