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faeces Definition

fae·ces (sēz′)

feces

faeces Related Forms

fae·cal (fēkəl) adjective

faeces Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • soften: Methylcellulose also helps to soften feces directly which makes them easier to pass.
  • smear: However, older children who smear feces on walls are more likely to do so because they are angry, upset or confused.
  • deposit: Dog owners should always deposit dog feces in a dog litter bin.
  • remove: These were two counts of failing to remove forthwith feces deposited by his animals.
  • eat: Most often the motivation for eating feces is just not known.
  • dry: Humans usually become infected by inhaling the organism in fine particles of dried feces or respiratory secretions from infected birds.

Converse of subject

contaminate: Can be spread via feed and water contaminated by feces.

Adjective modifier

  • infected: Cats in poor health are more likely to be shedding infected feces, particularly cats with feline AIDS.
  • animal: It is most common in areas of poor sanitation where human or animal feces enter the water supply.
  • fresh: On the second visit the same transect was walked and the number of fresh feces counted.
  • human: The germs present in human feces can pass through up to ten layers of toilet paper.

Modifies a noun

specimen: The Environmental Health Department may tell you to stay off longer or may ask for further feces specimens.

Noun used with modifier

  • mite: About 80 per cent of children with asthma are allergic to house dust mite feces.
  • dog: Dog owners should always deposit dog feces in a dog litter bin.
  • cat: Dog, cat feces - may contain disease organisms.
  • urine: It is designed to protect the skin from urine feces, other body fluids, adhesive trauma and friction.
  • dust: About 80 per cent of children with asthma are allergic to house dust mite feces.
  • bird: Avoid contact with surfaces contaminated with bird feces or fluids.

Possessives

  • dog: These eggs are passed out in the dog's feces.
  • cat: The parasite's eggs are shed in a cat's feces.

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