scybalum

scybalum

 [sib´ah-lum] (Gr.)

a hard mass of fecal matter in the intestine.

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scyb·a·lum

, pl.

scyb·a·la

(sib'ă-lŭm, -lă),

A hard, round mass of inspissated feces.

[G. skybalon, excrement]

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scyb·a·lum

, pl. scybala (sib'ă-lŭm, -lă)

A hard, round mass of inspissated feces.

[G. skybalon, excrement]

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