fecal

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈfiːkəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Of or relating to feces; pertaining to waste matter discharged from the bowels.; Relating to or used in the analysis of feces for diagnostic or research purposes.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

fecal matterfecal coliformfecal incontinencefecal transplantfecal occult blood

Derivatives

fecesfecaloid

Synonyms

excrementalstercoralscatological

Commonly confused

fetal
EN: 'Fetal' relates to a fetus (unborn offspring); 'fecal' relates to feces (waste matter).
faecal
EN: 'Faecal' is the British English spelling of the same word; 'fecal' is the American English spelling.

Spelling tips

EN: American English uses 'fecal' while British English uses 'faecal' with the 'ae' digraph. Do not confuse with 'fetal' (relating to a fetus).

💬 Examples

  1. The water supply was contaminated with fecal matter, posing a serious health risk to the community.

  2. The doctor ordered a fecal occult blood test to screen for gastrointestinal bleeding.