What is the difference between Egestion and Defecation?

1.	What is the difference between Egestion and Defecation?
Answer» Defecation : Feces (Undigested and unabsorbed wastes, solidified into coherent structures) in small intestine are passed on to the large intestine. No digestion in large intestine. Water, minerals and drugs get absorbed. Egestion : Feces are eliminated through the anus by a voluntary process carried out by mass peristaltic movement.

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Defecation : Feces (Undigested and unabsorbed wastes, solidified into coherent structures) in small intestine are passed on to the large intestine.

No digestion in large intestine.
Water, minerals and drugs get absorbed.

Egestion : Feces are eliminated through the anus by a voluntary process carried out by mass peristaltic movement.

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