different between defecation vs excretion

English

Alternative forms

• defaecation
• defæcation (chiefly archaic)

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from Late Latin d?faec?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?f??ke???n/, /?d?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

defecation (countable and uncountable, plural defecations)

1. The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
2. Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:defecation

Derived terms

• open defecation

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “defecation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i???n

Noun

excretion (countable and uncountable, plural excretions)

1. The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
2. Something being excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

Related terms

• excrete
• secretion

Translations

Further reading

• excretion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia