fecal (redirected from fecal smudge pattern)

fecal /fe·cal/ (fe´k'l) pertaining to or of the nature of feces.

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fe·cal (fkl)

adj.

Relating to or composed of feces.

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fecal

pertaining to or of the nature of feces.

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fecal bilirubin

bilirubin in feces should be reduced to urobilinogen and its presence is suggestive of abnormality. See also bilirubin.

fecal consistency

classified as watery, soft, normal, dry and firm, scybalous.

fecal eating

see coprophagy.

fecal egg count

see egg count.

fecal examination for worms

adult worms in anthelmintic trials are collected in sieves after sampling of fecal output. Fecal larvae are counted by special techniques, e.g. baermann technique.

fecal fat

normally a small amount in feces. Large amounts in feces of carnivores indicates malabsorption or maldigestion, suggestive of deficiency of bile or pancreatic or intestinal lipase. May cause clinical steatorrhea.

fecal hemagglutination

see hemagglutination test.

fecal marking

see marking (2).

fecal output

see fecal volume (below).

fecal pellets

an indication of normal health in sheep and goats, most rodents and wild ruminants. Horse balls are an equine approximation of pellets.

fecal porphyria

abnormally high quantities in feces are indicative of the presence of porphyria or protoporphyria.

fecal smudge pattern

the pattern of feces wiped on the buttocks of calves by their tails is used as an indication of the type of abnormality of the feces and of the gut.

fecal softeners

agents that act against excessive drying of feces in the colon, aiding defecation. Psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid, methylcellulose and dioctyl sodium succinate are examples.

total fecal fat

a determination of the amount of fat found in a 24-hour sample. Used to identify maldigestion or malabsorption of fat.

fecal trypsin

may be measured qualitatively or quantitatively to diagnose exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

fecal volume

varies a great deal depending on food and water intake. Otherwise is an indicator of digestive efficiency. Also expressed as fecal volume.

fecal water

varies with water intake and composition of feed, especially in herbivores. Otherwise an indicator of absorptive capacity of intestine, or enteropathy or use of purgatives.