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单词 stools
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stool

1 of 2

noun

ˈstül How to pronounce stool (audio)
1
a
: a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal
b
: a low bench or portable support for the feet or knees : footstool
2
: a seat used as a symbol of office or authority
also : the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain
3
a
: a discharge of fecal matter
b
: a seat used while defecating or urinating
4
a
: a stump or group of stumps of a tree especially when producing suckers
b
: a plant crown from which shoots grow out
c
: a shoot or growth from a stool
5
: stool pigeon sense 1

stool

2 of 2

verb

stooled; stooling; stools

intransitive verb

: to throw out shoots in the manner of a stool

Example Sentences

Noun She sat on a stool. The patient had bloody stools.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Symptoms include diarrhea, excessive vomiting, dehydration, stomach cramps and bloody stool, according to the CDC. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Colonoscopies for men and women dropped 16% but were offset by increases in stool testing that can be done at home. Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 31 July 2022 Most children have likely survived parechovirus infections with few or no issues by kindergarten, the CDC says, which can be spread through respiratory symptoms for weeks and via stool for months. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 29 July 2022 The stool here is great for exploring new positions and trying some old ones as well, including reverse cowgirl. Ashley Cobb, Essence, 28 July 2022 These occur in people with slower-than-normal stool passage time. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 July 2022 The infection is confirmed with a lab test from stool or bodily fluids. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 The social and political winds driven by the public, that global fourth stool-leg highlighted by Will Hays, will always be a major focus of Hollywood’s operation. Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The bathroom features a pair of vintage iron bowls, an 18th-century milking stool, and a midcentury cubist oil painting by H. Hillman. Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2022
Verb
Blood tests such as an eosinophil level -- a type of blood cell that is increased in many parasitic diseases -- can be helpful, and occasionally stool tests are of benefit. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 June 2022 Shonkoff’s center is working on an approach to use children’s saliva as a potential screening tool related to early life stress, while other researchers are focusing on blood, hair, and even stool samples from pregnant women. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2022 Siegel wishes more doctors would offer their patients stool tests as an option. Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021 The trial, which started in 2018, measures levels of miRNA found in breast milk, infant saliva and infant stool over 12 months. Tien Nguyen, Scientific American, 17 June 2020 Jack Gilbert, director of the Microbiome Center at the University of Chicago, agrees that the observed change in pH is an interesting observation, and one that fits the current understanding that bifidobacterium lowers stool pH. Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2018 Weird but true: Dogs lower intestinal tract glands produce a clear, jelly-like slime to lubricate the colon and help stool pass more easily. Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2018 Weird but true: Dogs lower intestinal tract glands produce a clear, jelly-like slime to lubricate the colon and help stool pass more easily. Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2018 It's Coated In Mucus Weird but true: Dogs lower intestinal tract glands produce a clear, jelly-like slime to lubricate the colon and help stool pass more easily. Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English stōl; akin to Old High German stuol chair, Old Church Slavonic stolŭ seat, throne

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1770, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

stool

noun

ˈstül How to pronounce stool (audio)
1
: a seat without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central post
2
: footstool
3
: a mass of bodily waste discharged from the intestine

Medical Definition

stool

noun

ˈstül How to pronounce stool (audio)
: a discharge of fecal matter

stools

noun

plural of stool
as in feces

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • feces
  • poops
  • soils
  • excrements
  • scats
  • dungs
  • excreta
  • droppings
  • ordures
  • slops
  • doo-doos
  • night soils
  • spoors
  • manures
  • dirt
  • sewage
  • dunghills
  • wastes
  • guanos
  • middens
  • sewerages
  • spoor
  • coprolites
  • muck
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