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stercolith, stercorolith
1. A hard stony mass of feces.
2. A hard mass of fecal matter in the intestine.

A stercolith can obstruct the appendix, leading to appendicitis. Fecaliths also can obstruct diverticuli. Also called: coprolith and fecalith.

This entry is located in the following units: litho-, lith-, -lith, -lithic, -lite, -liths, -lites (page 17) stercor-, sterco-, sterc- + (page 1)