fæcolith

A form of fecolith — A calcified fecal deposit.

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Meanings

nounfæcolith (plural fæcoliths)

plural fæcoliths

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of fecolith.

    The appendix contained three soft fæcoliths.

    1905, Westminster Hospital Reports, page 140
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    The appendix when brought into view was found chronically inflamed and distended by fæcoliths.

    1914, Annals of Surgery, page 13

    Similarly a fæcolith may become impacted in the pelvic colon.

    1916, Guy’s Hospital Gazette, page 207
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