Definition: Body wastes passed through the rectum and anus.
Pronunciation: (BAH-wul MOOV-munt)
Glossary - Bowel Movement
From National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Updated March 26, 2009
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