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Laxation definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAXA'TION, n. [L. laxatio.] The act of loosening or slackening; or the state of being loose or slackened.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: defecation, laxation, shitting]
2: the act of making something less tight [syn: loosening, laxation] [ant: tightening]

Merriam Webster's

noun see lax I

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Laxation Lax*a"tion, n. [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack.] The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.