Faeces vs. Feces

Faecesnoun

standard spelling of from=British spelling|feces

Faeces

Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation.

Faecesnoun

solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Fecesnoun

Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from the bowels; excrement.

Feces

dregs; sediment; excrement. See FÆces.

Fecesnoun

solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Feces

Feces (or faeces) is the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces contains a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially altered bilirubin, and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.Feces is discharged through the anus or cloaca during defecation.