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Enema vs Feces - What's the difference?

enema | feces |

As nouns the difference between enema and feces

is that enema is enema while feces is faeces.

enema

English

(wikipedia enema)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An injection of fluid into the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
  • The fluid so injected.
  • Synonyms

    * (fluid so injected) clyster

    Derived terms

    * enema queen * enematic

    Anagrams

    * ----

    feces

    English

    (wikipedia feces)

    Alternative forms

    * faeces (British), (archaic)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun) (North American spelling)
  • Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from the bowels; excrement.
  • Usage notes

    * This word can be used with plural verbs ("feces have a strong smell") or singular ones ("feces has a strong smell"). Use with plural verbs is more common, especially in Britain, and is the only use recognized by some dictionaries,

    Synonyms

    * (discharged animal waste) excrement, faecal matter, guano (of birds or bats only), manure (not used of human faeces) * night soil (euphemistic) * doo, poo, poop, boo-boo, and doody (euphemistic or hypocoristic) * crap, shit, turd, log (vulgar) * See also

    References

    English pluralia tantum ----