• Excrement from the intestines, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and microorganisms of the digestive system.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• Excretion in semisolid state processed by the intestine.
  Foundational Model of Anatomy
  University of Washington, 2017
• The material discharged from the bowel during defecation. It consists of undigested food, intestinal mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria.
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• The material in a bowel movement. Feces is made up of undigested food, bacteria, mucus, and cells from the lining of the intestines.
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Feces, solid bodily waste discharged from the large intestine through the anus during defecation. Feces are normally removed from the body one or two times a day. About 100 to 250 grams (3 to 8 ounces) of feces are excreted by a human adult daily. Normally, feces are made up of 75 percent water and...
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