laxation
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Noun (2)
- the elimination of fecal waste through the anusSynonyms: defecationshittingType of elimination, evacuationKinds shit, hematochezia, bowel movement, urochesia
- the act of making something less tightSynonyms: looseningOpposite tighteningType of alteration, modificationKinds untying, undoing
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Lax·a′tion noun
Origin: L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack.
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54