laxation

1. The elimination of fecal waste through the anus (synset 113480291)
   is a type of: elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding - the bodily process of discharging waste matter
   subtypes:

   • bm, bowel movement, movement - a euphemism for defecation
   • haematochezia, hematochezia - passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
   • dump, shit - a coarse term for defecation
   • urochesia, urochezia - passage of urine from the anus
   same as: defecation, shitting
2. The act of making something less tight (synset 100148682)
   is a type of: adjustment, alteration, modification - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
   subtypes: undoing, unfastening, untying - loosening the ties that fasten something
   same as: loosening

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