laxation

English

Etymology

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

Noun

laxation (countable and uncountable, plural laxations)

1. The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
2. Defecation.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:defecation

References

• “laxation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.