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feces
The waste material that is eliminated through the anus. It is formed in the colon and consists of a solid or semisolid mass of undigested food remains (chiefly cellulose) mixed with bile pigments (which are responsible for the color), bacteria, various secretions (e.g., mucus), and some water.
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