糞ふん石せき

noun

coproma; fecaloma; stercoroma

Medical term for hardened feces inside the colon. Used in clinical contexts.

• 糞ふん石せきが腸ちょう閉へい塞そくの原げん因いんになることがある。

  A fecaloma can sometimes cause intestinal obstruction.

noun

coprolite

Paleontological term for fossilized feces. Used in scientific discussions of ancient life.

• 恐きょう竜りゅうの糞ふん石せきから当とう時じの食しょく性せいがわかる。

  Dinosaur coprolites reveal their diet at the time.