Defecation (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Meaning:

The elimination of fecal waste through the anus

Synonyms:

defecation; laxation; shitting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("defecation" is a kind of...):

elimination; evacuation; excreting; excretion; voiding (the bodily process of discharging waste matter)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defecation"):

bm; bowel movement; movement (a euphemism for defecation)

haematochezia; hematochezia (passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer))

dump; shit (a coarse term for defecation)

urochesia; urochezia (passage of urine from the anus)

Derivation:

defecate (have a bowel movement)