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31Fecal fat test — In medicine, the fecal fat test is a diagnostic test for fat malabsorption conditions, which lead to excess fat in the feces (steatorrhea).BackgroundIn the small intestine, dietary fat (primarily triglycerides) is digested by enzymes such as… …
32Fecal pH test — A Fecal pH test is one where a specimen of feces is tested for acidity in order to diagnose a medical condition. Human feces is normally alkaline. An acidic stool can indicate a digestive problem such as lactose intolerance [cite… …
33Fecal Matter — Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain …
34fecal transplant — noun The transference of bacteria from the feces of a donor to the bowel of a patient suffering from colitis or of a Clostridium infection Syn: fecal bacteriotherapy, fecal transfusion …
35fecal abscess — an abscess containing pus and fecal matter, usually pericolic or perirectal, resulting from lower bowel perforation; extension to the skin or mucosa leads to a fecal fistula …
36Fecal sac — A Fecal sac among birds, and certain species of bird nestlings, is a white, translucent sac containing the feces. It is removed from the nest by parent birds to help reduce disease, or odors that lead to predation …
37fecal enterococci — (fe kal en ter o kok si) Enterococci found in the intestine of humans and other warm blooded animals. They are used as indicators of the fecal pollution of water …
38fecal vomiting — feculent vomiting the vomiting of fecal matter, such as in appendicitis or intestinal obstruction or when bacterial overgrowth in the upper intestine has modified intestinal contents. Called also stercoraceous v …
39fecal matter — noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels • Syn: ↑faecal matter, ↑feces, ↑faeces, ↑BM, ↑stool, ↑ordure, ↑dejection • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
40fecal — adjective Date: 1541 of, relating to, or constituting feces …
