fecal

/'fi:kæl/ Cách viết khác : (fecal) /'fi:kæl/

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully examines a fecal sample under a microscope.

Definition

Adjective: Relating to or consisting of feces (solid waste matter discharged from the bowels).

Usage

The adjective "fecal" is used in formal, medical, scientific, and public health contexts to describe anything pertaining to feces. It is a technical term and is not typically used in everyday conversation.

Examples

• The laboratory tested the fecal sample for parasites.
• Contaminated water can spread diseases through fecal matter.
• Proper sanitation is crucial to prevent fecal-oral transmission of pathogens.

Advanced Usage

• Fecal-oral route: A technical term in epidemiology describing a pathway of disease transmission where germs from feces are transferred to the mouth.
  • Cholera is often spread via the fecal-oral route due to contaminated water.
• Fecal occult blood: A medical term for hidden blood in stool, tested for as a screening tool for colorectal cancer.
  • The doctor ordered a fecal occult blood test.

Variants and Related Words

• Feces (noun): The solid waste matter itself.
  • The presence of blood in the feces is a concerning symptom.
• Feculent (adjective): Containing or resembling dregs or feces; foul.
  • The feculent water was a health hazard.

Synonyms

• Excremental: Relating to excrement.
• Stercoral (medical): Relating to feces or the intestines.

Notes on Meaning

The word "fecal" has a single, specific meaning related to bodily waste. It does not have idiomatic or metaphorical uses in standard English due to its clinical nature. There are no phrasal verbs or idioms associated directly with the adjective "fecal."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to feces
   • fecal matter

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