fekalia

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fekalia pl

  1. fecal matter
    • 1977 December 13, “Tilskott til private vannforsyningsanlegg”, in Levanger-avisa, number 144/1977, page 5:
      Til anlegget på eindommen Hogstad har helserådet anført følgende: "[...] Elvevann kan forurenses med fekalia fra syke mennesker eller dyr, og kan derfor ikke anbefales brukt til husholdningsvann uten rensing."
      To the plant on the Hogstad property, the health council has submitted the following: " River water can be contaminated with fecal matter from diseased humans or animals, and can therefore not be recommended for use as domestic water without cleaning.
    • 1987, Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening: tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række:
      Gjennomgående var slimhinnedekningen i colon ascendens dårligere enn i colon for øvrig for begge kontrastmidler, noe som sannsynligvis skyldes igjenværende fekalia, som ofte var til stede i denne del av tykktarmen.
      In general, the mucosal coverage in colon ascendens was poorer than in the colon in general for both contrast-means(?), which is probably due to remaining(?) fecal matter, which was often present in this part of the large intestine.
    • 2001, Stig Ottesen, “Gastrointestinale symptomer”, in Gro Ramsten Wesenberg, editor, Terapianbefaling: Palliativ behandling på sykehus og i hjemmet, Norwegian Medicines Agency, →ISSN, page 80:
      Fekalia som er blitt flytende grunnet bakteriell nedbryting av tarminnhold ovenfor, kan tyte forbi og gi inntrykk av diaré (forstoppelsesdiaré).
      Fecal matter that has liquefied due to bacterial decomposition above can ooze past and give the impression of diarrhea (constipation diarrhea).

Synonyms

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin faecālia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛˈka.lja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: fe‧ka‧lia

Noun

fekalia nvir pl (related adjective fekalny)

  1. (literary) fecal matter
    Synonym: kał

Declension

Further reading

  • fekalia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fekalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

fekalia

  1. fecal matter
    • 1916, Allmaenna Svenska Laekartidningen:
      Med tarmsköljningarna hava avgått gaser och normalt färgade fekalia.
      During the intestinal flushings, gases and normally coloured fecal matter has come out.