bowel movement

English

Noun

bowel movement (plural bowel movements)

The discharge of feces from the body, an act of defecation.
The feces thus produced.

Usage notes

A nonvulgar, relatively inoffensive term for this bodily function, acceptable for general use.

Synonyms

BM
See Thesaurus:defecation

Related terms

move one's bowels

Translations

discharge of feces

Chinese:
Mandarin: 排便 (zh) (páibiàn)

Finnish: ulostaminen (fi)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

feces thus produced

Chinese:
Mandarin: 糞便 (zh), 粪便 (zh) (fènbiàn)

Finnish: uloste (fi)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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