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Grammar : Adj
Spell : fee-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi kəl



Definition of fecal

Origin :
  • 1540s; see feces + -al (1).
  • As in rotten : adj decayed, decaying
  • As in filthy : adj dirty, polluted
Example sentences :
  • This will wash away any mucus or fecal matter that may have collected.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague
  • These are commonly found in soil water and in fecal material.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Cheese » by Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • The nature of the fecal matter is in part dependent upon the character of the food.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • It may be seen as oil-drops passed alone or with fecal matter, or as lumps of fat, pale yellow and tallow-like.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The small amount of ingesta entering the duodenum in these diseases diminishes the bulk of fecal matter.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Fecal tumors in the transverse colon have been taken for enlargement of the liver and spleen.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • A frequent recurrence of fecal retention from the causes mentioned will in time develop the constipated habit.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • But the free movement of the bowels and the non-disappearance of the tumors are no proof that they are not fecal.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The breath has a peculiarly offensive odor (spoken of as fecal) in some instances.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • A yellow tint like that of a child's movement may arise from a mixture of pus and fecal matter.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

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