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feces (fe´sēz) body waste discharged from the intestine, normally through the anus. Feces are formed in the colon and passed down into the rectum by the process known as peristalsis. When the rectum is full, nerve endings in its wall signal a need for emptying (see defecation). Called also stool, excrement, and excreta. adj., fe´cal., adj.
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