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defecation vs bowel movement

bowel movement vs defecation

defecation and bowel movement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defecation Yes No No No
bowel movement Yes No No No
As nouns, bowel movement is a hyponym of defecation; that is, bowel movement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defecation:
  • defecation: the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
  • bowel movement: a euphemism for defecation
Other hyponyms of defecation include bm, movement, haematochezia, hematochezia, dump, shit, urochesia, urochezia.
defecation (noun) bowel movement (noun)
the elimination of fecal waste through the anus a euphemism for defecation
Difference between defecation and bowel movement

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