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People with fecal impaction require medical treatment to have a bowel movement.—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026 Martin and Short previously discussed their fecal fetes on a 2018 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026 Swimmers can return to the water at Crandon Park North in Key Biscayne following a high-bacteria warning that could have indicated fecal pollution, according to the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade on Wednesday.—Sofia Saric
may 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 The annual Beach Report Card examines the amount of fecal pollution measured along the West Coast from Baja California all the way up to the state of Washington.—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fecal
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Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin faecālis, from Latin faec-, faex "wine lees, tartar, dregs" (Medieval Latin also "excrement") + -ālis-al entry 1