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I'm not a native speaker, so forgive me for not expressing myself clearly enough, but isn't urination also considered to be defecation, or does defecation in En
by xyzzyz 11y ago
I'm not a native speaker, so forgive me for not expressing myself clearly enough, but isn't urination also considered to be defecation, or does defecation in English refers only to the "number two"? I'm asking, because urine is mostly sterile.
However, my point was that while there are a lot of obvious differences, defecation is similar enough to menstruation, such that it's not surprising that stigma is also similar.
- braythwayt 11y agoI’m only familiar with the word “defecation” being used to denote expelling of faeces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation
- kenbellows 11y agoAt least medically speaking, yes, the term "defecation" is used exclusively to refer to "number two": > Defecation is the final act of digestion, by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid, and/or liquid waste material from the digestive tract via the anus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation
- sangnoir 11y agoI'd argue urination is less stigmatized than defacation('number two') or menstruation. How many times have you seen someone urinating in (semi-)public vs. defacating in public?