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In fish, the cloaca is a single orifice that handles excretion (both urine and fecal material) as well as reproduction.—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025 In some cases, constipation can even cause fecal impaction, which means the stool is too hard to pass without medication or a procedure.—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025 This occurs when the parasite gets into the eyelid, usually when an infected host rubs the triatomine's fecal matter into their eye by accident.—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 One of those sites is the north side of Palma Sola Bay, which has high levels of fecal indicator bacteria 80-90% of weeks, according to Tyrna.—Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fecal
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