Defecation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Defecation \Def`e*ca"tion\, n. [L. defaecatio: cf. F.
     d['e]f['e]cation.]
     1. The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs;
        purification.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Physiol.) The act or process of voiding excrement.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  defecation
       n : the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: {laxation},
            {shitting}]