If they return to the intestines, the female worms can produce up to 200,000 eggs a day. The eggs are deposited into the soil when a person defecates. This restarts the cycle of infection.
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Defecates
Synonyms for "defecates" (2 found)
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2 entrieseliminate wasteevacuate bowels
More specific
2 entriesbowel evacuationstool emission
Collocations
6 entriesbowel movementdefecation frequencydefecation processfecal eliminationgastrointestinal eliminationstool formation
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