Feces

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

bowel movement, meconium, melena

See for

stool

Broader Terms

body fluid

Related Terms

steatorrhea

Scope Note

excrement from the intestines, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and microorganisms of the digestive system.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The distinctive odor of feces is due to bacterial action.
• COM: WHAT IS FECES? Feces is a fancy way to describe something that is not so fancy.
• Most often the motivation for eating feces is just not known.
• Eating feces is not uncommon and it is estimated that 1% of humans have indulged in this activity.
• If it is indeed occurring about the time of onset of sexual maturity, it may have to do with something related to the undetectable-to-us changes in hormones in the iguana whose feces is being eaten, or an attempt by the eater to detect such changes.

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