faecal
Britishadjective
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Laboratory analysis conducted earlier this month indicated that the faecal count in the river had reduced since last year but remained far from safe at most sites.
From Barron's
But scientists noticed hints that faecal transplants for C. difficile also seemed to get rid of superbugs.
From BBC
"We know that potentially one in three women will experience some urinary incontinence and potentially one in four women will experience some level of faecal incontinence throughout their life. That's huge numbers – it's really common."
From BBC
The mysterious balls that forced the closure of several beaches in Sydney last week were found to contain saturated acids, E. coli and faecal bacteria, authorities say.
From BBC
"That I should drown in my own faecal vomit because it is too much hassle for the judges to deal with?"
From BBC
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