Defecation, the Glossary
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 or cloaca.[1]
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- Excretion
- Symptoms and signs: Digestive system and abdomen
Acta Ophthalmologica
Acta Ophthalmologica is a peer-reviewed academic, medical journal of ophthalmology established in 1923.
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Alune people
The Alune (sometimes Sapalewa or Sapolewa) people are one of the long-established ethnic groups of Seram Island, Indonesia.
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Anal canal
The anal canal is the part that connects the rectum to the anus, located below the level of the pelvic diaphragm. Defecation and anal canal are digestive system.
Anal expulsiveness
Anal expulsiveness is a theorized state of a person who exhibits cruelty, emotional outbursts, disorganization, self-confidence, artistic ability, generosity, rebelliousness and general carelessness.
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Anal hygiene
Anal hygiene or anal cleansing refers to the practices that are performed on a person's anus to maintain hygiene, usually in the aftermath of defecation.
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Anal retentiveness
Anal retentiveness is a personality trait that is characterised by excessive concern with trivial details.
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Anal stage
The anal stage is the second stage in Sigmund Freud's theory of psychosexual development, taking place approximately between the ages of 18 months and three years.
Aneurysm
An aneurysm is an outward bulging, likened to a bubble or balloon, caused by a localized, abnormal, weak spot on a blood vessel wall.
Anus
In mammals, invertebrates and most fish, the anus (anuses or ani; from Latin, 'ring' or 'circle') is the external body orifice at the exit end of the digestive tract (bowel), i.e. the opposite end from the mouth. Defecation and anus are digestive system.
Artist's Shit
Artist's Shit (Italian: Merda d'artista) is a 1961 anti-artwork by the Italian artist Piero Manzoni.
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Behavior change (public health)
Behavior change, in context of public health, refers to efforts put in place to change people's personal habits and attitudes, to prevent disease.
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Bidet
A bidet is a bowl or receptacle designed to be sat upon in order to wash a person's genitalia, perineum, inner buttocks, and anus.
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Blood pressure
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels.
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Breathing
Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the rhythmical process of moving air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxygen.
British Journal of Ophthalmology
The British Journal of Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of ophthalmology.
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Buttocks
The buttocks (buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region.
Caganer
A Caganer is a figurine depicted in the act of defecation appearing in nativity scenes in Catalonia and neighbouring areas such as Andorra, Valencia, Balearic Islands, and Northern Catalonia (in southern France). Defecation and Caganer are feces.
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, also known as sudden cardiac arrest, is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.
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Catalan Countries
The Catalan Countries (Països Catalans) are those territories where the Catalan language is spoken.
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Catalonia
Catalonia (Catalunya; Cataluña; Catalonha) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.
Child mortality
Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five.
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Childbirth
Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section.
Cloaca
A cloaca,: cloacae, is the rear orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts (if present) of many vertebrate animals. Defecation and cloaca are digestive system.
Constipation
Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass.
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Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract.
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Death
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.
Developing country
A developing country is a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.
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Diaper
A diaper (NAmE) or a nappy (BrE, AuE, IrE) is a type of underwear that allows the wearer to urinate or defecate without using a toilet, by absorbing or containing waste products to prevent soiling of outer clothing or the external environment.
Diarrhea
Diarrhea (American English), also spelled diarrhoea or diarrhœa (British English), is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements in a day. Defecation and Diarrhea are feces and Symptoms and signs: Digestive system and abdomen.
Digestion
Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food compounds into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma. Defecation and Digestion are digestive system.
Ecological sanitation
Ecological sanitation, commonly abbreviated as ecosan (also spelled eco-san or EcoSan), is an approach to sanitation provision which aims to safely reuse excreta in agriculture.
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Episiotomy
Episiotomy, also known as perineotomy, is a surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall generally done by an obstetrician.
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coliWells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.
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Euphemism
A euphemism is an innocuous word or expression used in place of one that is deemed offensive or suggests something unpleasant.
External anal sphincter
The external anal sphincter (or sphincter ani externus) is an oval tube of skeletal muscle fibers.
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Extreme poverty
Extreme poverty is the most severe type of poverty, defined by the United Nations (UN) as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information.
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Fecal incontinence
Fecal incontinence (FI), or in some forms, encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents, both liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. Defecation and Fecal incontinence are Symptoms and signs: Digestive system and abdomen.
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Feces
Feces (or faeces;: faex) are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Defecation and Feces are Excretion.
Figurine
A figurine (a diminutive form of the word figure) or statuette is a small, three-dimensional sculpture that represents a human, deity or animal, or, in practice, a pair or small group of them.
Gastrointestinal tract
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Defecation and gastrointestinal tract are digestive system.
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Hainuwele
Hainuwele, "The Coconut Girl", is a figure from the Wemale and Alune folklore of the island of Seram in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. Defecation and Hainuwele are Excretion.
Hemorrhoid
Hemorrhoids (or haemorrhoids), also known as piles, are vascular structures in the anal canal.
Human
Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.
Human anus
In humans, the anus (anuses or ani; from Latin ānus, "ring", "circle") is the external opening of the rectum located inside the intergluteal cleft. Defecation and human anus are digestive system.
Human feces
Human feces (or faeces in British English) are the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested or absorbed in the small intestine of humans, but has been further broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Defecation and human feces are feces.
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Human waste
Human waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive system, menses, and human metabolism including urine and feces. Defecation and human waste are Excretion.
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Hygiene
Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.
Improved sanitation
Improved sanitation (related to but distinct from a "safely managed sanitation service") is a term used to categorize types of sanitation for monitoring purposes.
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Infant
An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings.
Inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types.
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Internal anal sphincter
The internal anal sphincter, IAS, or sphincter ani internus is a ring of smooth muscle that surrounds about 2.5–4.0 cm of the anal canal.
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Journal of Forensic Sciences
The Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal is the official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, published by Wiley-Blackwell.
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Large intestine
The large intestine, also known as the large bowel, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in tetrapods. Defecation and large intestine are digestive system.
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Levator ani
The levator ani is a broad, thin muscle group, situated on either side of the pelvis.
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Malnutrition
Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems.
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Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Maluku) or the Moluccas are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia.
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Meconium
Meconium is the earliest stool of a mammalian infant resulting from defecation. Defecation and Meconium are feces.
Metabolic wastes or excrements are substances left over from metabolic processes (such as cellular respiration) which cannot be used by the organism (they are surplus or toxic), and must therefore be excreted. Defecation and metabolic waste are Excretion.
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Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue, one of the four basic types of animal tissue.
Nativity scene
In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche, or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth of Jesus.
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Neurology
Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.
Ocean
The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx.
Onsite sewage facility
Onsite sewage facilities (OSSF), also called septic systems, are wastewater systems designed to treat and dispose of effluent on the same property that produces the wastewater, in areas not served by public sewage infrastructure.
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Open defecation
Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside ("in the open") rather than into a toilet.
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Pelvis
The pelvis (pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of the trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton (sometimes also called bony pelvis or pelvic skeleton).
Peristalsis
Peristalsis is a type of intestinal motility, characterized by radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles that propagate in a wave down a tube, in an anterograde direction. Defecation and Peristalsis are digestive system.
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Poverty
Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living.
Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior.
Rectal tenesmus
Rectal tenesmus is a feeling of incomplete defecation. Defecation and Rectal tenesmus are Symptoms and signs: Digestive system and abdomen.
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Rectum
The rectum (rectums or recta) is the final straight portion of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals, and the gut in others. Defecation and rectum are digestive system.
Reflex
In biology, a reflex, or reflex action, is an involuntary, unplanned sequence or action and nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus.
Retroperistalsis
Retroperistalsis is the reverse of the involuntary smooth muscle contractions of peristalsis. Defecation and Retroperistalsis are digestive system.
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Reuse of human excreta
Reuse of human excreta is the safe, beneficial use of treated human excreta after applying suitable treatment steps and risk management approaches that are customized for the intended reuse application. Defecation and reuse of human excreta are Excretion and feces.
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Sanitation
Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.
Seram Island
Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance.
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Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges.
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Shit
Shit is an English-language profanity. Defecation and Shit are feces.
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Squat toilet
A squat toilet (or squatting toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting.
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Sustainable Development Goal 6
Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6 or Global Goal 6) declares the importance of achieving "clean water and sanitation for all".
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Sustainable sanitation
Sustainable sanitation is a sanitation system designed to meet certain criteria and to work well over the long-term.
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Thoracic diaphragm
The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm (partition), is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity.
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Thorax
The thorax (thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of mammals and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen.
Thrombosis
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system.
Toilet
A toilet is a piece of sanitary hardware that collects human urine and feces, and sometimes toilet paper, usually for disposal.
Toilet humour
Toilet humour, potty humour or scatological humour (compare scatology), is a type of off-colour humour dealing with defecation, diarrhea, constipation, urination and flatulence, and to a lesser extent vomiting and other bodily functions.
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Toilet paper
Toilet paper (sometimes called toilet tissue, toilet roll, or bathroom tissue) is a tissue paper product primarily used to clean the anus and surrounding region of feces (after defecation), and to clean the external genitalia and perineal area of urine (after urination).
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Toilet training
Toilet training (also potty training or toilet learning) is the process of training someone, particularly a toddler or infant, to use the toilet for urination and defecation. Defecation and toilet training are Excretion.
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Traditions of Catalonia
There are quite a number of festivals and traditions in Catalonia (Spain).
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Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the other type being Crohn's disease.
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Uric acid
Uric acid is a heterocyclic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3. Defecation and Uric acid are Excretion.
Urination
Urination is the release of urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. Defecation and Urination are Excretion and medical signs.
Urine
Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals. Defecation and Urine are Excretion.
Valsalva maneuver
The Valsalva maneuver is performed by a forceful attempt of exhalation against a closed airway, usually done by closing one's mouth and pinching one's nose shut while expelling air, as if blowing up a balloon.
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Valsalva retinopathy
Valsalva retinopathy is a form of retinopathy due to retinal bleeding secondary to rupture of retinal vessels caused by intrathoracic or intra-abdominal pressure due to physical activities.
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Wemale people
The Wemale people are an ethnic group of Seram Island, Indonesia.
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Western world
The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West.
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See also
Excretion
- Šulak
- Asher yatzar
- Coprophobia
- Defecation
- Diapers
- Drooling
- Elimination (pharmacology)
- Excretion
- Feces
- Hainuwele
- Human waste
- Hypohidrosis
- Incontinence
- Insensible perspiration
- Islamic toilet etiquette
- Lochia
- Metabolic waste
- Mucoadhesion
- Mucus
- Nasal mucosa
- Perspiration
- Pus
- Rectoanal inhibitory reflex
- Respiration (physiology)
- Reuse of human excreta
- Saliva
- Shit flow diagram
- Smegma
- Spitting
- The Crabfish
- Toilet training
- Toileting
- Toilets
- UK Museum of Ordure
- Urea
- Uric acid
- Urination
- Urine
Symptoms and signs: Digestive system and abdomen
- Abdominal distension
- Abdominal guarding
- Abdominal pain
- Acute abdomen
- Aerophagia
- Aphagia
- Ascites
- Bad breath
- Bilious fever
- Bloating
- Burping
- Cancer and nausea
- Castell's sign
- Defecation
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia
- Encopresis
- Esophageal dysphagia
- Fecal incontinence
- Flatulence
- Gastric distension
- Heartburn
- Hemolytic jaundice
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Massouh's sign
- Nausea
- Nixon's sign
- Obstructed defecation
- Odynophagia
- Omental infarction
- Organomegaly
- Oropharyngeal dysphagia
- Rectal discharge
- Rectal pain
- Rectal tenesmus
- Rovsing's sign
- Sonographic Murphy sign
- Spastic intestinal obstruction
- Splenomegaly
- Steatorrhea
- Stomach rumble
- Surgical management of fecal incontinence
- Tympany
- Vomiting
- Wilderness-acquired diarrhea
- Xerostomia
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation
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