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fe·cal

 (fē′kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or composed of feces.
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fecal

(ˈfiːkəl)
adj
(Physiology) the usual US spelling of faecal
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fe•cal

(ˈfi kəl)

adj.
of, pertaining to, or consisting of feces.
[1535–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.fecal - of or relating to feces; "fecal matter"
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Translations

fecal

[ˈfiːkəl] adj (US) = faecalfecal matter nmatières fpl fécales
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fe·cal

a. fecal, que contiene heces fecales;
___ abscessabsceso ___;
___ examinationexamen ___;
___ fistulafístula ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

fecal

adj fecal
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M2 PRESSWIRE-August 29, 2019-: Water Quality and Fecal Sludge Management: NIYEL’s contribution through its “Chasing Poop – Breaking the Silence” documentary at the World Water Week in Stockholm
After fecal transplants, two patients contracted severe infections with one of them dying.
Policemen were deployed Wednesday to prevent people from swimming in Manila Bay which authorities declared remains unsafe due to high levels of fecal coliform.
Researchers looked at the association between dietary fiber intake and fecal incontinence risk among more than 58,000 older women, none of whom were incontinent in 2008.
M2 PHARMA-July 20, 2018-US FDA Grants IND Clearance to RDD Pharma for RDD-0315 for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The diet analysis is based on examining fecal sacs which were carried out by parents and placed on the bark of Washingtonia robusta and Jacaranda mimosifolia near the nest during the breeding season 2014/2015.
The EMB report on water quality tests made in the village of Tawala, where Alona Resort is located, showed levels of fecal coliform bacteria exceeding DENR standards for recreational water.
The purpose of our study is to determine fecal and plasma TIMP-1, COX-2, MMP-7, and CEA protein levels in colorectal cancer, colorectal polyp, and healthy individuals.
Fecal elastase1 levels have also been shown to have correlation with radiologic tests for chronic pancreatic changes, such as endoscopic retrograde pancreatography [4] and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography [5, 6].
The purpose of this study was to determine the normal fecal bacterial and fungal flora and parasite prevalence in wild passerine birds found at the Australian Botanic Garden (Mount Annan, New South Wales).