Human feces
Human Feces
Human feces (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Human feces
- Wikipedia's article - Human feces
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) are the solid or semisolid remains of the food that could not be digested or absorbed in the small intestine of humans, but has been rotted down by bacteria in the large intestine. It also contains bacteria and a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially altered bilirubin, and the dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.
Etymology
The term "feces" is derived from the Latin faex and faeces, which mean "dregs". There are many synonyms in informal registers for human feces. Many are euphemismistic, colloquial, or both; some are profane (such as shit), whereas most belong chiefly to child-directed speech (such as poo) or to crude humor (such as crap, dump, load, and turd).
Composition
Human feces are primarily made up of water. Of the solid fraction, 84–93% is organic solids. These include proteins, fibers, undigested food residue (known as roughage), sugars, cellulose, dead cells, mucus and fats. The remaining portion is inorganic material such as calcium phosphate and iron phosphate, as well as other waste materials that the body needs to expel.
Health Aspects
Human feces can be home to many types of disease-causing organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Contact with human feces or untreated sewage can result in a number of diseases, including cholera, dysentery, and hepatitis.
Disposal
Proper disposal of human feces is important for public health. In developed countries, public sanitation systems usually handle waste disposal. In developing countries, lack of infrastructure and sanitation can lead to open defecation, which can lead to the spread of disease.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Human feces
- Wikipedia's article - Human feces
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski