Meaning of LAXATION
| Pronunciation: | | lak'seyshun
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- [n] the act of making something less tight
- [n] the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
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| | Synonyms: | | defecation, loosening, shitting |
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| | Antonyms: | | tightening | | |
| | See Also: | | adjustment, alteration, bm, bowel movement, dump, elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, haematochezia, hematochezia, modification, movement, shit, undoing, unfastening, untying, urochesia, urochezia, voiding | |
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| | Definition: | | \Lax*a"tion\, n. [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr.
laxus loose, slack.]
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being
loosened or slackened.
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