defecation
pronunciation
How to pronounce defecation in British English:
UK [ˌdefə'keɪʃən]
How to pronounce defecation in American English:
US [ˌdefə'keɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
Word Origin
- defecation (n.)
- 1620s, from Late Latin defecationem (nominative deficatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin defecare (see defecate). An Old English word for "bowel movement" was arse-gang literally "arse-going."
Example
- 1. Nonprofits and government agencies trying to end open defecation historically have parachuted into villages armed with health statistics , subsidies and latrines .
- 2. It is highly probable that dinosaurs had a cloaca-as do most birds and reptiles-which is a single opening for urination , defecation , and reproduction .
- 3. After all , what arguments for toilets could be more persuasive than hygiene and health ? The numbers alone would seem capable of convincing any adult mind that open defecation is disastrous .
- 4. That may sound like a bunch of internet quackery , but there 's now some empirical evidence for the claim that defecation posture affects your body .