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Laxation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of making something less tight wordnet
  3. 3
    Defecation. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the elimination of fecal waste through the anus wordnet

Etymology

From Latin laxātiō, from laxō (“I loosen”), from laxus (“loose, slack”).

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