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defecation|dɛfɪˈkeɪʃən| Also defæcation. [ad. L. dēfæcātiōn-em, n. of action from dēfæcāre to defecate. Also in mod.F.] The action or process of defecating. 1. The action of purifying from dregs or lees; cleansing from impurities; clarification.
1656Blount Glossogr., Defecation, a purging from dregs, a refining. 1666J. Smith Old Age (ed. 2) 218 Depuration and defæcation..of the blood and vital spirits. 1865Standard 26 Jan., Unless some means are taken for the defecation of the sewage before it is discharged into the river. 2. Purification of the mind or soul from what is gross or low.
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. i. Ad §ix. 142 A defecation of his faculties and an opportunity of Prayer. 3. The discharging of the fæces.
1830R. Knox Béclard's Anat. 310 In coughing, sneezing, vomiting, defecation..a greater or less number of the muscles..act in unison. 1847–9Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 142/2 Cases of defecation of hair..are..to be received with distrust. 1872Huxley Phys. vi. 153 When defæcation takes place. |