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  2. Human feces - Wikipedia

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    Human feces photographed in a toilet, shortly after defecation.. Human feces (American English) or faeces (British English), commonly and in medical literature more often called stool, [1] are the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested or absorbed in the small intestine of humans, but has been further broken down by bacteria in the large intestine.

  3. Defecation - Wikipedia

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    Humans expel feces with a frequency varying from a few times daily to a few times weekly. [1] Waves of muscular contraction (known as peristalsis) in the walls of the colon move fecal matter through the digestive tract towards the rectum. Undigested food may also be expelled within the feces, in a process called egestion.

  4. Excretory system - Wikipedia

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    The pore is the portion that goes through the outermost layer of the skin and is typically 5-10 microns in diameter. The duct is the part of the sweat gland that connects dermis cells to the epidermis. It is composed by two layers of cells and is between 10 and 20 microns in diameter.

  5. Feces - Wikipedia

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    Feces is the scientific terminology, while the term stool is also commonly used in medical contexts. [30] Outside of scientific contexts, these terms are less common, with the most common layman's term being poop or poo. The term shit is also in common use, although it is widely considered vulgar or offensive. There are many other terms, see below.

  6. Excretion - Wikipedia

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    Oxygen is a byproduct generated during photosynthesis, and exits through stomata, root cell walls, and other routes. Plants can get rid of excess water by transpiration and guttation . It has been shown that the leaf acts as an 'excretophore' and, in addition to being a primary organ of photosynthesis, is also used as a method of excreting ...

  7. Human anus - Wikipedia

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    It is most often due to long-term exposure of the anus to faeces, with reasons including diseases of the anus such as haemorrhoids, fistulas and fissures; poor hygiene or chronic diarrhoea; local infections such as tapeworm and thrush; or skin conditions such as psoriasis and contact dermatitis. If there is a specific cause identified, the ...

  8. Doctors remove 30 pounds of feces from man who was ... - AOL

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    According to Inverse, the man was diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease, a congenital condition that causes the bowels to swell due to a lack of nerve cells that are supposed to control the gut.

  9. Human waste - Wikipedia

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    Human waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive system, menses, and human metabolism including urine and feces.As part of a sanitation system that is in place, human waste is collected, transported, treated and disposed of or reused by one method or another, depending on the type of toilet being used, ability by the users to pay for services and other factors.