Medical Dictionary

defecate

verb def·e·cate
def·e·cat·eddef·e·cat·ing

Medical Definition of DEFECATE

transitive verb
:  to discharge from the anus
intransitive verb
:  to discharge feces from the bowels

Variants of DEFECATE

def·e·cate or chiefly British def·ae·cate \ˈdef-i-ˌkāt\

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