Defecation is the final act of digestion, by which organisms eliminate a solid, semisolid, or liquid waste material known as feces from the digestive tract via the anus. The act is known by a variety of terms ranging from the common, like pooping, to the technical, i.e. bowel movement.
What does it mean to defecate someone?
transitive verb. : to discharge from the anus. intransitive verb. : to discharge feces from the bowels.
How do you defecate someone?
The defecation reflex is triggered when:
- The muscles in the colon contract to move stool toward the rectum. ...
- When enough stool moves to the rectum, the amount of stool causes the tissues in the rectum to stretch or distend. ...
- The defecation reflex triggers the two main sphincters around the anal canal.
