coprolith

coprolith
SYN: fecalith. [copro- + G. lithos, stone]

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cop·ro·lith 'käp-rə-.lith n a mass of hard fecal matter in the intestine

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n.
a mass of hard faeces within the colon or rectum, due to chronic constipation. It may become calcified.

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cop·ro·lith (kopґro-lith) [copro- + -lith] fecalith.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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