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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesheces
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈe.ses/
"El análisis de heces confirmó la presencia de parásitos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested; excrement.
"Medical personnel analyzed the patient's feces to check for signs of infection." - 2
Dregs or sediment deposited by a liquid.
"The heavy feces settled at the bottom of the old wine cask."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin plural noun 'fex', meaning dregs, sediment, or refuse. The term entered English in the late 16th century, shifting in medical and biological contexts to specifically designate solid waste discharged from the bowels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Feces" is said worldwide
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fèces
Transliteration: /fɛs/
"L'échantillon de fèces a été envoyé au laboratoire."
Kot
Transliteration: /koːt/
"Die Kotprobe wurde im Labor untersucht."
feci
Transliteration: /ˈfɛ.tʃi/
"Il campione di feci è stato analizzato."
heces
Transliteration: /ˈe.ses/
"El análisis de heces confirmó la presencia de parásitos."
fezes
Transliteration: /ˈfɛ.zis/
"O exame de fezes é um procedimento comum de rotina médica."
मल
Transliteration: mal
"डॉक्टर ने मल की जांच करने के लिए कहा।"
粪便
Transliteration: fèn biàn
"医生需要化验这份粪便样本。"
대변
Transliteration: daebyeon
"의사는 환자의 대변 검사를 요청했습니다."
糞便
Transliteration: funben
"医師は糞便検査を行うように指示しました。"
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