Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia - Feces
Feces (American English) or fæces (Commonwealth English) are semi-solid waste products from an animal digestive tract expelled through t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Feces: Oceanography Dictionary - Feces
  Definition and meaning of feces:   feces - egested undigested food wastes (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Feces - Human Feces
Main article: Human feces Human fecal matter varies significantly in appearance, depending on diet and health. Normally it is semisolid, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Feces - Related Terminology
Feces are also known as scat and scatology is the study of feces. Informally, the word "excrement" has become synonymous with feces; a us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coprophagia: Encyclopedia - Coprophagia
Coprophagia is the consumption of feces, from the Greek copros (feces) and phagein (eat). Many animal species have evolved to practice co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cloaca: Encyclopedia - Cloaca
In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and genital tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shit: Encyclopedia - Shit
Shit is a vernacular word in Modern English denoting feces, the byproduct of digestion. It is an old and native English word, but followi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caryophyllidea: Encyclopedia - Caryophyllidea
The Caryophyllideans are a group of tapeworms that infect fish and annelids (segmented worms) with a simple scolex or "head." Worms in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Verrucomicrobia: Encyclopedia - Verrucomicrobia
Verrucomicrobium Prosthecobacter Akkermansia Verrucomicrobia is a recently described phylum of bacteria. This phylum contains only a few ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baylisascaris: Encyclopedia - Baylisascaris
Baylisascaris is a genus of roundworms that infest more than fifty animal species. Baylisascaris - Life cycle. Baylisascaris eggs are pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia - Anus
In anatomy, the anus (from Latin ānus "ring, anus") is the external opening of the rectum. Closure is controlled by sphincter muscles. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coprophilia: Encyclopedia - Coprophilia
Coprophilia, also known as fecophilia, is a paraphilia consisting of the condition of feeling sexual excitement focused on feces, often i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scatology: Encyclopedia - Scatology
In medicine and biology, scatology or coprology is the study of feces. Scatological studies allow one to determine a wide range of biolog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ascending Colon: Encyclopedia - Ascending Colon
In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon or large intestine or large bowel is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constipation: Encyclopedia - Constipation
Constipation is a condition of the digestive system where a person (or other animal) experiences hard feces that is difficult to eliminat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy
In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon, also called the large intestine or large bowel, is the part of the intestine from the cecu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bili Light: Encyclopedia - Bili Light
A Bili Light is a phototherapy tool to treat newborn jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia) which in higher levels causes brain damage Kernicterus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coprolite: Encyclopedia - Coprolite
Coprolites are fossilized feces, or animal dung. They form an important class of objects studied in the field of paleontology. The name i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cow Dung: Encyclopedia - Cow Dung
Cow dung is the feces of the bovine species. The species includes the cow, buffalo, ox and bullock. Cow dung is used as manure in many pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enema: Encyclopedia - Enema
An enema (plural enemata or enemas) is the procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus. Enemas can be carried...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cholestyramine: Encyclopedia - Cholestyramine
Cholestyramine (Questran®, Questran Light®, Cholybar®) is a bile acid sequestrant, which binds bile in the gastrointestinal tract to p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli: Encyclopedia - Escherichia Coli
Escherichia coli (usually abbreviated to E. coli) is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines of warm-blood...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dysentery: Encyclopedia - Dysentery
Dysentery is an illness involving severe diarrhea that is often associated with blood in the feces. It is caused by ingestion of food con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Typhoid Fever: Encyclopedia - Typhoid Fever
This is about the disease typhoid fever. See typhus for an unrelated disease with a similar name. Typhoid fever is an illness caused by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cat Litter: Encyclopedia - Cat Litter
Cat litter is one of any of a number of materials used in litter boxes to absorb moisture from cat feces and urine, which reduces foul od...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Feces - Feces Disposal
Main articles: Toilet, Latrine, Sewage. The problem of efficient feces disposal existed since the times when people started to live in pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Feces - Laboratory Testing Of Feces
In the medical profession, feces are referred to as stools. This comes from the Anglo-Saxon word stol, which means "seat". The word stool...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Role In Defecation
When the rectum is full the increase in intrarectal pressure forces the walls of the anal canal apart allowing the fecal matter to enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Role In Defecation
When the rectum is full the increase in intrarectal pressure forces the walls of the anal canal apart allowing the fecal matter to enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagas Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Chagas Disease - Infection Cycle
An infected triatomine insect vector takes a blood meal and releases trypomastigotes in its feces near the site of the bite wound. By scr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coprophagia: Encyclopedia Ii - Coprophagia - Evolved Coprophagia
Coprophagous insects consume and redigest the feces of large animals; these feces contain substantial amounts of semi-digested food. (Her...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Malas: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Malas
Malas: Bodily wastes; includes urine, feces, sweat, and others.   (See also: Malas ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Scatomancy: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Scatomancy
Scatomancy A form of divination by the examination of egested food (feces, excrement). See Spatalamancy.   (See also: Scatoma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal Masturbation: Encyclopedia Ii - Anal Masturbation - Hygiene
The purpose of the anus is to remove feces from the body. Therefore when inserting objects into the anus one may encounter feces. This ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal Retentive: Encyclopedia Ii - Anal Retentive - Common Usage
In common usage, the phrases "anally retentive," "anal-retentive" or "anal" are used to describe a certain style of behavior, and it is i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rectum: Encyclopedia Ii - Rectum - The Rectum In Human Defecation
The rectum ampulla acts as a temporary storage facility for feces. As the rectal walls expand due to the materials filling it from within...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cysticercosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Cysticercosis - Prevention
It is possible to avoid infection with T. solium by avoiding undercooked pork and food and water contaminated with human feces. Extra car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagas Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Chagas Disease - History
The disease was named after the Brazilian physician and infectologist Carlos Chagas, who first described it in 1909, but the disease was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagas Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Chagas Disease - Clinical Manifestations
The human disease occurs in two stages: the acute stage shortly after the infection. A local lesion (so called chagoma (see picture), pal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagas Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Chagas Disease - Prevention
A reasonably effective vaccine was developed in Ribeirão Preto in the 1970s, using cellular and subcellular fractions of the parasite, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagas Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Chagas Disease - Epidemiology And Geographical Distribution
Chagas disease currently affects 16-18 million people, killing around 20,000 people annually and with some 100 million at risk of acquiri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagas Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Chagas Disease - Treatment
Medication for Chagas disease is usually only effective when given during the acute stage of infection. The drugs of choice are azole or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fecal Occult Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Fecal Occult Blood - Methodology
There are three methods for measuring heme in feces: Guaiac-based test (Hemoccult® or Instaccult®) Fecal porphyrin quantification (Hem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Mechanism Of Action
The noises commonly associated with flatulence are caused by the vibration of the anal opening. The sound varies depending on the tightne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Mechanism Of Action
The noises commonly associated with flatulence are caused by the vibration of the anal opening. The sound varies depending on the tightne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coprophagia: Encyclopedia Ii - Coprophagia - Theories On Dogs
Coprophagia is a behavior sometimes observed, with considerable disgust, by dog owners. Hofmeister, Cumming, and Dhein (2001) write that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tropical Sprue: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Sprue - Symptoms
The symptoms of tropical sprue are: Diarrhea Steatorrhea or foul-smelling feces Indigestion Cramps Weight loss and malnutrition Fatigue ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Encopresis: Encyclopedia Ii - Encopresis - Diagnosis
The psychiatric (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria for encopresis are: Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places (e.g., clothing or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manure: Encyclopedia Ii - Manure - Types
There are two classes of manures in soil management: green manures and animal manures. Compost is distinguished from manure in that it is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bullshit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bullshit - Etymology
Bull, meaning nonsense, dates from around the 17th century (Concise Oxford Dictionary), whereas the term bullshit was first used in 1915,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prolapse: Encyclopedia Ii - Prolapse - In Humans
Prolapse - Pelvic prolapse. Prolapse can involve several structures within the pelvis: Symptoms include pain, incontinence of urine and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colostomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Colostomy - Perception
Colostomies are viewed negatively due to the misconception that it is difficult to hide the smell of feces and the bag and even keeping i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enema: Encyclopedia Ii - Enema - Non-medical Usage
The paraphilia directed towards enemas is known as klismaphilia. Enemas are available as a service from many practitioners in the sex ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diverticulitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Diverticulitis - Causes
The development of colonic diverticulum is thought to be a result of raised intraluminal colonic pressures. The sigmoid colon has the sma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fecal Fat: Encyclopedia Ii - Fecal Fat - Background
In the small intestine, dietary fat (primarily triglycerides) is digested by enzymes such as pancreatic lipase into smaller molecules whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feck: Encyclopedia Ii - Feck - Esperanto
Esperanto usage of fek is comparable to use of the word shit in Modern English: Verb: conjugation of the infinitive feki ("to defecate")...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trichuriasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Trichuriasis - Causes Incidence And Risk Factors
Trichuriasis is common worldwide (in particular among countries with warm, humid climates) and primarily affects children, who may become...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Megacolon: Encyclopedia Ii - Megacolon - Treatment
Possible treatments include: In stable cases, use of laxatives and bulking agents, as well as modifications in diet and stool habits are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orlistat: Encyclopedia Ii - Orlistat - Side Effects
The primary side effects of the drug are GI-related. Side effects were most severe within the first year of therapy. Because its main eff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diphyllobothriasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Diphyllobothriasis - Life Cycle
Adult tapeworms may infect humans, canids, felines, bears, pinnipeds, and mustelids, though the accuracy of the records for some of the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Megacolon: Encyclopedia Ii - Megacolon - Megacolon In Chagas Disease
In Central and South America, the most common incidence of chronic megacolon is that observed in ca. 20% of patients affected with Chagas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Role In Sexuality
The anus has a relatively high concentration of nerve endings and is an erogenous zone. Sigmund Freud's theory of psychosexual developmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valsalva Maneuver: Encyclopedia Ii - Valsalva Maneuver - General Uses
The Valsalva maneuver is used as a pressure equalisation technique by scuba divers and airplane passengers to avoid barotrauma and discom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lagomorpha: Encyclopedia Ii - Lagomorpha - Characteristics
Lagomorphs differ from rodents in that: they have four (not two as in rodents) incisors in the upper jaw; they will only eat vegetation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baylisascaris: Encyclopedia Ii - Baylisascaris - Disease Prevention
Careful decontamination procedures need to be performed after contact with animal feces. Baylisascaris eggs can enter the digestive tract...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fecal Occult Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Fecal Occult Blood - Interpretation
The test is often false-positive (i.e. there is no source of bleeding). This is often due to recent ingestion of under-cooked meats, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feral Cat Colony: Encyclopedia Ii - Feral Cat Colony - Colonies Often Considered A Nuisance
When a feral cat colony grows to a large size, those living or working nearby might consider the presence of a locally concentrated cat p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dysentery: Encyclopedia Ii - Dysentery - Symptoms Of Dysentery
The main symptom of epidemic dysentery is bloody diarrhea. Other common symptoms include abdominal cramps, fever and rectal pain. Less fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South China Sea Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - South China Sea Islands - Life
There are no known native animals, except boobies and seagulls, who are very common residents on the islands. Their feces can build up to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orlistat: Encyclopedia Ii - Orlistat - Pharmacology
Orlistat works by inhibiting pancreatic lipase, an enzyme that breaks down triglycerides in the intestine. Without this enzyme, triglycer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zebra Mussel: Encyclopedia Ii - Zebra Mussel - Ecology
Zebra mussels are voracious filter-feeding organisms. They remove particles from the water column, increasing water clarity. Some particl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dust: Encyclopedia Ii - Dust - House Dust
The dust which collects in houses is composed of atmospheric dust combined with dust generated by the inhabitants, mostly from sloughed s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cryptosporidium: Encyclopedia Ii - Cryptosporidium - Cryptosporidiosis
Main article: Cryptosporidiosis. In humans, "Cryptosporidium" can cause diarrhea. It is transmitted when the oocyst in infected feces is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium Metabolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Calcium Metabolism - Effector Organs
Calcium metabolism - Sources. About 25 mmol of calcium enters the body in a normal diet. It can be lower if the diet is deficient in mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Profanity: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Profanity - Pendejo
Pendejo is etymologically related to the Latin pectiniculus, meaning pubic hair or anal hair. In Mexico, Central and South America, pende...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baylisascaris: Encyclopedia Ii - Baylisascaris - Baylisascaris Species
Each Baylisascaris species has a host species that it uses to reproduce. The eggs appear in the host species' feces. They can then be ing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fulmen: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Fulmen
FULMEN In the alchemical process, clouds of smoke, thunder and lightning are not invariably the trappings of charlatans. The fulminati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diaper Rash: Encyclopedia Ii - Diaper Rash - Causes Of Diaper Rash
Irritant diaper dermatitis develops when skin is exposed to prolonged wetness, increased skin pH caused by urine and feces, and resulting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goldfish: Encyclopedia Ii - Goldfish - Feeding
Like most fish, goldfish are opportunistic feeders, meaning they will eat whenever food is available, whether they are hungry or not. Thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Compost: Encyclopedia Ii - Compost - Other Ingredients
Some like to put special materials and activators into their compost. A light dusting of agricultural lime (not on the animal manure laye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tetanus: Encyclopedia Ii - Tetanus - Association With Rust
Tetanus is often associated with rust, especially rusty nails, but this is somewhat misleading. Rust itself does not cause tetanus or con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enema: Encyclopedia Ii - Enema - Medical Usage
The main medical usages of enemas are: As a laxative. The patient expels feces along with the enema in the toilet after administration. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feline Infectious Peritonitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Feline Infectious Peritonitis - Transmission And Infection
FECV is very common, especially in places where large groups of cats are kept together (animal shelters, catteries, etc). Cats become inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Small Hive Beetle: Encyclopedia Ii - Small Hive Beetle - Damage To Colonies And Stored Honey
The primary damage to colonies and stored honey caused by the small hive beetle is through the feeding activity of the larvae. Hives and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics: Encyclopedia Ii - Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics - The Episode
The episode version of "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" is episode 315 of South Park, and originally aired December 1, 1999. It features...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala: Encyclopedia Ii - Acanthocephala - Life Cycles
Acanthocephala - General Patterns. Acanthocephalans have complex life cycles, involving a number of hosts, for both developmental and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helicobacter Pylori: Encyclopedia Ii - Helicobacter Pylori - Infection And Diagnosis
Infection may be symptomatic or asymptomatic (without visible ill effects). It is estimated that up to 70% of infection is asymptomatic. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - H5n1: Encyclopedia Ii - H5n1 - Transmission And Infection
Infected birds pass on H5N1 through their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. Other birds may pick up the virus through direct contact w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquaculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Aquaculture - History
The practice of aquaculture is very ancient and found in many cultures. Aquaculture was used in China circa 2500 BC. When the waters lowe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peptic Ulcer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peptic Ulcer - Signs And Symptoms
Symptoms of a peptic ulcer can be: Abdominal pain; Hematemesis (vomiting blood); Melena (tarry feces due to oxidised iron from hemoglobi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Housefly: Encyclopedia Ii - Housefly - Life Cycle
Each female fly can lay up to 500 eggs (in five batches of 100 eggs each). The eggs are white at about 1.2 mm in length. Within a day, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toluene: Encyclopedia Ii - Toluene - Precautions And Metabolism
For the main article on this topic see Toluene (toxicology). Inhalation of toluene fumes can be intoxicating, but in larger doses nausea-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ascariasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Ascariasis - Reservoir/source
The source is direct transmission from humans by direct (skin) contact, and through soil and vegetation on which fecal matter containing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Housefly: Encyclopedia Ii - Housefly - Life Cycle
Each female fly can lay up to 500 eggs (in five batches of 100 eggs each). The eggs are white at about 1.2 mm in length. Within a day, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Entamoeba Histolytica: Encyclopedia Ii - Entamoeba Histolytica - Diagnosis Of Human Illness
Asymptomatic human infections are usually diagnosed by finding cysts shed with the stool. Various flotation or sedimentation procedures h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Feces: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Feces
  Feces Dreams containing feces may be odd but they are not uncommon. Feces represent those things that you no longer need, thing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Clay Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Clay
Clay Dream Symbols: The ability {or inability} to shape things as you wish to. Creativity. According to Freudian perspective, clay sym...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bowel Movement Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Bowel Movement
Bowel Movement Dream Symbols: Eliminating unwanted or unneeded aspects in your life. Getting rid of your old habits/ways and thinking ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Defecation: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Defecation
  Defecation Dreams which include excretory functions usually represent cleansing and emotional release. Look at all of the detai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Feces - Fecal Contamination
A quick test for fecal contamination of water sources or soil is a check for the presence of E. coli bacteria performed with the help of ...   » Read the article