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Encyclopedia > Faeces
Rabbit feces are usually 0.5 inches in diameter and dry to the touch.
Rabbit feces are usually 0.5 inches in diameter and dry to the touch.

Feces (American English) or faeces/fæces (Commonwealth English) are semi-solid waste products from an animal digestive tract expelled through the anus (or cloaca) during defecation. In humans, defecation may occur (depending on the individual and the circumstances) from once every two or three days to many times a day. Prolonged interruption in the usual routine is called constipation. rabbit poop File links The following pages link to this file: Feces User:Linuxbeak/Sandbox Wikipedia:Oh my God! You Deleted Bad Jokes and Other Nonsense! You bastard! Images of feces Categories: User-created public domain images ... rabbit poop File links The following pages link to this file: Feces User:Linuxbeak/Sandbox Wikipedia:Oh my God! You Deleted Bad Jokes and Other Nonsense! You bastard! Images of feces Categories: User-created public domain images ... American English or U.S. English is the form of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. ... Commonwealth English is intended as a collective term for the perceived standard English language used in the Commonwealth of Nations1, applying in theory to Australian English, British English, Caribbean English, Canadian English, Hiberno-English (Irish English)2, Hong Kong English, Indian English (includes Pakistani English), New Zealand English, and South... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... The gastrointestinal or digestive tract, also referred to as pilo hamar la GI tract or the alimentary canal or the gut, is the system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste. ... Male Anatomy The anus, in anatomy, is the external opening of the rectum. ... In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts of certain animal species. ... Defecation or feceation (known colloquially as pooping, pooing, or shitting, or euphemistically as a bowel movement) is the act of eliminating solid or semisolid waste material from the digestive tract. ... Constipation is a condition of the digestive system where a person (or other animal) experiences difficulty in eliminating feces. ...


The word faeces is the plural of the Latin word faex meaning "dregs". There is no singular form in English language. [1] Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...


The distinctive odor of feces is due to bacterial action. Bacteria produce compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, which are rich in sulfur, as well as the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that are responsible for the odor of flatus. Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria is also the fictional name of a warring nation under Benzino Napaloni as dictator, in the 1940 film The Great Dictator... Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound. ... Skatole or 3-methyl indole is a mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound with chemical formula C9H9N and CAS number 83-34-1. ... In chemistry, thiols (formerly known as mercaptans) are those compounds which contain the thiol group -SH attached to a carbon atom. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16 (VIA), 3, p Density, Hardness 1960 kg/m3, 2 Appearance Lemon yellow at STP Atomic properties Atomic weight 32. ... For an alternative meaning for H2S, see H2S radar. ... Flatulence consists of gases that are produced by symbiotic bacteria and yeasts living in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals and are released through the anus. ...


Feces can help scientists learn about animals because of the food an animal eats.


Feces are generally a taboo subject (see toilet humour). Scientists have long noted that many species hide or bury their feces, because the odor can attract predators, and these species often exhibit anxious behavior when their feces cannot be concealed. In humans, this phenomenon manifests itself in a stigma on feces. A taboo is a strong social prohibition (or ban) relating to any area of human activity or social custom declared as sacred and forbidden; breaking of the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society. ... Public reference to bodily functions such as urination and defecation is taboo in many cultures and thus arouses intense anxiety in many people. ...


The faeces of animals is often used as fertilizer: see manure. Fertilizers are chemicals given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil or by foliar spraying. ... The word manure means some types of organic matter used as fertilizer for land. ...

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Related terminology

Pigeon feces can be a public nuisance in urban communities.
Pigeon feces can be a public nuisance in urban communities.

Feces are also known as scat and scatology is the study of feces. Excrement is also another word for feces. The word shit is a vulgar term for feces in English. Bird poo on car. ... Bird poo on car. ... Scatology, or coprology, in medicine, biology and paleontology, is the study of feces. ... Look up Shit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Shit is a vernacular word in Modern English denoting the feces, the solid byproduct of digestion. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


Coprophagia is the practice of eating feces. This is unusual, but some herbivores with a high-fiber/low-protein diet (such as rabbits) eat their own feces as a normal part of metabolism. Plant matter the animal consumes is digested in two passes, with the product of the first pass being re-ingested directly from the anus. After the material is re-digested, the indigestible waste that remains is excreted and left alone. Coprophagia is the consumption of feces, from the Greek copro (feces) and phagy (eat). ... In zoology, an herbivore is an animal that is adapted to eat primarily plant matter (rather than meat). ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus The bane of Australian farmers - the wild rabbit Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Santorio Santorio (1561-1636) in his steelyard balance, from Ars de statica medecina, first published 1614 Metabolism (from μεταβολισμος(metavallo), the Greek word for change), in the most general sense, is the ingestion and breakdown of complex compounds, coupled with the liberation of energy, and the consequent generation of waste...


Coprophilia, also known as fecophilia, is a sexual attraction to feces. Coprophobia, also known as fecophobia, is a strong fear of feces. Coprophilia, also known as fecophilia, is a paraphilia consisting of the condition of feeling sexual excitement focused on feces, often in conjunction with BDSM or infantilism. ... Coprophilia, also known as fecophilia, is a paraphilia consisting of the condition of feeling sexual excitement focused on feces, often in conjunction with BDSM or infantilism. ... Human sexuality is the expression of sexual feelings. ... The English suffix -phobia is used to describe fear or hatred (the latter is often ignored) of a particular thing or subject. ... The term phobia, which comes from the Greek word for fear (φόβος, fobos), denotes a number of psychological and physiological conditions that can range from serious disabilities to common fears to minor quirks. ...


Fossilized feces are known as coprolites, and form an important class of objects studied in the field of paleontology. Coprolites are fossilized feces, or animal dung. ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ...


Laboratory testing of feces

Meconium (also spelled merconium) is a newborn baby's first feces, and is normally passed post-partum. There is a danger that aspiration (inhalation) of meconium can occur if it is passed during labor and delivery. Inhaled meconium can cause a partial or complete blockage of the newborn's airways, and the severity depends on the amount of meconium the baby aspirates. Meconium aspiration affects around 20 percent of all newborn babies worldwide. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) occurs when infants take meconium into their lungs during delivery. ... A human infant The word Infant derives from the Latin in-fans, meaning unable to speak. ... Newborn with suctioning and umbilical cord Childbirth (also called labour, birth, or parturition) is the culmination of pregnancy, the emergence of a child from its mothers uterus. ...


In the medical profession, feces are referred to as stools. This comes from the Anglo-Saxon word stol, which means "seat". The word stool was originally used to describe the seat one sat on to defecate. So, the expression was that they were "going to stool." By the end of the 16th century, the word stool was used to mean the same thing as feces. The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...


Feces will usually be required for microbiological testing, looking for an intestinal pathogen. Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including viruses, prokaryotes and simple eukaryotes. ... The intestine is the portion of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine. ... A pathogen (literally birth of pain from the Greek παθογένεια) is a biological agent that can cause disease to its host. ...


Biochemical tests done on feces include fecal elastase and fecal fat measurements, as well as tests for fecal occult blood. Fecal elastase refers to the testing of the concentration of the pancreatic elastase-1 enzyme found in fecal matter with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). ... In medicine, a fecal fat test is a diagnostic test for fat malabsorption conditions (also referred to as steatorrhea). ... Fecal occult blood is a term for blood present in the feces that is not visibly apparent. ...


It is recommended that the clinician correlate the symptoms and submit specimens according to laboratory guidelines to obtain results that are clinically significant. Formed stools often do not give satisfactory results and suggest little of actual pathologic conditions.


Three main types of microbiological tests are commonly done on feces:

  • Antibody-antigen type tests, that look for a specific virus (e.g. rotavirus).
  • Microscopic examination for intestinal parasites and their ova (eggs).
  • Routine culture.

Routine culture involves streaking the sample onto agar plates containing special additives, such as MacConkey's Agar, that will inhibit the growth of Gram-positive organisms and will selectively allow enteric pathogens to grow, and incubating them for a period, and observing the bacterial colonies that have grown. Species Rotavirus A (RV-A) Rotavirus B (RV-B) Rotavirus C (RV-C) Rotavirus D (RV-D) Rotavirus E (RV-E) Rotavirus F (RV-E) Rotavirus G (RV-E) Rotaviruses are a genus of viruses belonging to the Reoviridae family. ... Intestinal parasites are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract. ... Original Video Animation (OVA), or Original Animation Video (OAV), is an acronym used in Japan for anime series that are released directly to video, without being first broadcast on television or released on theaters. ... An agar plate is a sterile Petri dish that contains agar plus nutrients, and is used to culture bacteria or fungi. ... MacConkeys Agar is a culture medium designed to grow up Gram-negative bacteria and stain them for lactose fermentation. ... Gram-positive bacteria are those that are stained dark blue or violet by gram staining, in contrast to gram-negative bacteria, which are not affected by the stain. ... Enteric means pertaining to the intestine. ...


Yellowing of feces can be caused by an infection known as giardia. Giardia are tiny parasitic organisms. If giardia infects the intestines it can cause severe yellow diarrhea. This is a dangerous communicable infection and must be reported. Binomial name Giardia lamblia (Kunstler, 1882) Giardia lamblia (formerly also Lamblia intestinalis) is a protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of humans. ... Diarrhea in American English, (spelled diarrhoea in other anglophone countries) is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery or loose bowel movements (from the ancient Greek word διαρροή = leakage; lit. ...


Another cause of yellowing is a condition known as Gilbert's Syndrome. This condition is characterized by jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia. Hyperbilirubinemia occurs when too much bilirubin is present in the circulating blood. Gilberts syndrome or familial benign unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is a genetic disorder of bilirubin metabolism, found in about 5% of the population. ... Jaundice, technically known as icterus, is yellowing of the skin, sclera (eyes) and mucous membranes caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the system. ... Jaundice, technically known as icterus, is yellowing of the skin, sclera (eyes) and mucous membranes caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the system. ... Bilirubin is a yellow breakdown product of haem (heme in American English). ...


Feces can be black if dried blood is present in them from a bleed. More active bleeding can lead feces to be red in color, signaling a need for medical attention.


In children with certain illnesses, feces can be blue or green. Babies also produce green feces when they are given food for the first time.


The main pathogens that are commonly looked for in feces include:

  • Salmonella and Shigella
  • Yersinia (this tends to be incubated at 30 °C, which is cooler than usual.)
  • Campylobacter (incubated at 42 °C, in a special environment.)
  • Aeromonas
  • Candida (if the person is immunosuppressed e.g. cancer treatment.)
  • E. coli O157 (if blood is visible in the stool sample.)

Species Salmonella bongori Salmonella choleraesuis Salmonella enterica Salmonella enteritidis Salmonella nyanza Salmonella paratyphi Salmonella typhi Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella virginia Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid and foodborne illness. ... Species Shigella boydii Shigella dysenteriae Shigella flexneri Shigella sonnei Shigella are Gram-negative, nonmotile, nonsporeforming rod-shaped bacteria. ... Species Y. pestis Y. enterocolitica etc. ... Species see text Campylobacter is a genus of Gram_negative bacteria. ... Candida is a genus of yeasts. ... Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an emerging cause of foodborne illness. ...

Human feces

Human feces
Human feces

Human feces are typically semisolid, with a mucus coating. Small pieces of harder, less moist feces can be seen impacted on the distal end (a normal occurrence when a prior bowel movement is incomplete, and feces is returned from the rectum to the intestine, where water is absorbed.) Human feces is typically semisolid, with a mucus coating. ... Human feces is typically semisolid, with a mucus coating. ...


See also

Intestinal parasites are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract. ... An A1 broth is a liquid culture medium used in microbiology for the detection of fecal coliforms in foods, treated wastewater and seawater bays using the most probable number (MPN) method. ... The word manure means some types of organic matter used as fertilizer for land. ... Scatology, or coprology, in medicine, biology and paleontology, is the study of feces. ...

External links and references

  • Urobilinogen
  • Liver biochemistry
  • Images of whale feces
  • History of Shit by Dominique Laporte (ISBN 0262621606)

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The device for collection and concentration of faeces comprises a semi-flexible plastic receiver, indicated by a number 1 on the attached drawing; a cap with special characteristics is denoted by numberal 2, which is fastenable to the mouth of the receiver through a thread 4, and a collecting-filtering device 3.
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Dada Taiwo Amos (Nigeria)
27th February 2009
please I need the Chemical Formula for Faeces

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