Coprolith

Coprolith

Coprolith may mean:

  • Coprolite, fossilised dung
  • Fecaloma, a hardened piece of fæces, symptomatic of certain illnesses.

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  • coprolith — SYN: fecalith. [copro + G. lithos, stone] * * * cop·ro·lith käp rə .lith n a mass of hard fecal matter in the intestine * * * n. a mass of hard faeces within the colon or rectum, due to chronic constipation. It may become calcified. * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • coprolith — ball of hardened feces Stones and Rocks …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • coprolith — cop·ro·lith …   English syllables

  • coprolith — n. a mass of hard faeces within the colon or rectum, due to chronic constipation. It may become calcified …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • coprolith — noun a hard mass of fecal matter • Syn: ↑fecalith, ↑faecalith, ↑stercolith • Hypernyms: ↑mass …   Useful english dictionary

  • Копролит (Coprolith) — скопление затвердевших каловых масс внутри ободочной или прямой кишки, возникающее в результате хронического запора. Может наблюдаться их кальцификация. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • КОПРОЛИТ — (coprolith) скопление затвердевших каловых масс внутри ободочной или прямой кишки, возникающее в результате хронического запора. Может наблюдаться их кальцификация …   Толковый словарь по медицине

  • Fecaloma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|K|38|1|k|35 ICD9 = ICD9|560.39 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A fecaloma, also called fecalith and coprolith, i.e., stones made of feces,… …   Wikipedia

  • fecalith — A hard mass consisting of inspissated feces. SYN: coprolith, stercolith. [L. faeces, feces, + G. lithos, stone] * * * fe·ca·lith or chiefly Brit fae·ca·lith fē kə .lith n a concretion of dry compact feces formed in the intestine or vermiform… …   Medical dictionary

  • Bird ichnology — is the study of avian life traces in ornithology and paleontology. Such life traces can include footprints, nests, feces and coproliths. Scientists gain insight about the behavior and diversity of birds by studying such evidence.Ichnofossils (or… …   Wikipedia

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