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laxation

9.9

The passing of solid waste from the body through the anus

noun
/lækˈseɪʃən/

Specialized

: defecación

Medications that promote laxation are commonly known as laxatives.

Examples

Adequate fiber intake is important for regular laxation.
Frequent laxations can lead to dehydration.
The patient experienced improved laxation after dietary changes.
After the meal, I experienced a sudden laxation.
The doctor advised her to increase her fiber intake to improve laxation and prevent constipation.
Many people rely on natural methods to encourage regular laxation for digestive health.
Eating prunes regularly can help promote healthy laxation as part of a balanced diet.

Synonyms

bowel movement

vslaxation

Specialized

13 3.2

Passing waste from your body

is the full process of fecal removal rather than a single passing event

elimination

vslaxation

6 3.7

The process of removing waste from the body as pee or poo

is narrower referring only to fecal removal through the anus

defecation

vslaxation

Formal

4 5.1

Passing solid waste out of the body through the anus

is the whole process rather than a single act

egestion

vslaxation

Specialized

9.5

To push out undigested food from the body after digestion

is specific to fecal removal through the anus rather than general discharge

Antonyms

constipation

18 3.4

Difficulty passing hard or infrequent stools that may be painful

How Easy

diarrhea

81 2.1

laxation

Specialized

9.9

constipation

18 3.4

Surface Forms

laxation singular

laxations plural

Morphology

laxation = lax (opaque) = lax + ation

Although formed from 'lax' + '-ation', this medical sense specifically refers to bowel evacuation and is not directly inferable from the adjective 'lax' by an average learner.

Etymology

Laxation comes from the Latin verb laxare, meaning 'to loosen', and is related to the common words lax and laxative. So in medicine laxation means making the bowels 'loose' so the body can pass waste.