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Feces
Solid or semisolid remains of undigested food / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about feces in general. For specifically human feces, see Human feces.
"Dog poop" redirects here. For the 2005 incident, see Dog poop girl.
"Fecal matter" redirects here. For the American punk rock band, see Fecal Matter (band).
Feces (or faeces; sg.: faex) are 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.[1][2] Feces contain a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially altered bilirubin, and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.[1]
A comparison of elephant (left) and human feces (right)
Feces are discharged through the anus or cloaca during defecation.
Feces can be used as fertilizer or soil conditioner in agriculture. They can also be burned as fuel or dried and used for construction. Some medicinal uses have been found. In the case of human feces, fecal transplants or fecal bacteriotherapy are in use. Urine and feces together are called excreta.
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