French Conversation · Level 11
89 words
French word
fécal
Pronunciation
IPA/fekal/
Meaning
- adjectivefecal
Example
Il faut une analyse fécale pour vérifier l'infection.
A fecal analysis is needed to check for the infection.
More examples
L'eau a été fermée à la baignade pour cause de contamination fécale.
The water was closed to swimming because of contamination from feces.
Core concept
A clinical label attached to a sample, test, or finding involving stool.
Common phrases
contamination fécale
contamination from feces
présence fécale
presence of feces
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte aux matières fécales ou aux selles, surtout dans un contexte médical.
Word origin
French fécal comes from Latin faecalis, derived from faex, faecis, meaning sediment or excrement, through learned medical vocabulary.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, fécal agrees with the noun: fécale is feminine singular, fécaux is masculine plural, and fécales is feminine plural.
Opposites
- proprecleanadjective