Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See fecal, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective See fecal.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Alternative spelling of fecal.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to feces

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Examples

  • Despite accepting that the term faecal matter could be offensive to some viewers, Ofcom said that its usage fitted in the context of Gardiner's role as the programme's "acerbic

    All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News 2010

  • Despite accepting that the term faecal matter could be offensive to some viewers, Ofcom said that its usage fitted in the context of Gardiner's role as the programme's "acerbic

    All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News 2010

  • An effective test for bowel cancer, called the faecal occult blood test, picks up hidden blood in a stool sample, but is only able to detect early stage disease in one in 10 cases, the researchers said.

    Dogs can be trained to sniff out bowel cancer, Japanese researchers say 2011

  • An effective test for bowel cancer, called the faecal occult blood test, picks up hidden blood in a stool sample, but is only able to detect early stage disease in one in 10 cases, the researchers said.

    The Guardian World News Ian Sample 2011

  • They are sent do-it-yourself kits to test for tiny amounts of blood in their stool, called faecal occult blood FOB tests.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • The current screening method for bowel cancer, called the faecal occult blood test, looks for traces of blood in stools and helps to detect the cancer at an early stage.

    icCheshireOnline 2010

  • The current screening method for bowel cancer, called the faecal occult blood test, looks for traces of blood in stools and helps to detect the cancer at an early stage.

    icCheshireOnline 2010

  • The current screening method for bowel cancer, called the faecal occult blood test, looks for traces of blood in stools and helps to detect the cancer at an early stage.

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • The current screening method for bowel cancer, called the faecal occult blood test, looks for traces of blood in stools and helps to detect the cancer at an early stage.

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • The current screening method for bowel cancer, called the faecal occult blood test, looks for traces of blood in stools and helps to detect the cancer at an early stage.

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

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