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Revision as of 18:27, 7 February 2002 by 213.253.39.211 (talk) (removed toilet humor)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A toilet is a device or construction for the disposal of bodily wastes, including urine, faeces and vomit.
The word toilet comes from the French language, in which it also recalls the complex of the operations of body care, not only in bathroom. A piece of bedroom furniture is called toilette.
Toilet is not considered a polite word in the US, probably because it reminds one of the malodourous and unhygienic aspect of it. The word toilet is often substituted with "bath room", "rest room", "mens room", "ladies room", "ladies lounge" etc. In other countries, it may be called "water closet", "water chamber" or "W.C."
There are many different toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean yourself after you are finished using the toilet.
A lot depends on national mores and local resources.
There are many different types of toilet:
- Squat toilet
- Chemical toilet
- Flush toilet
- Urinal
- Wall and gutter type urinal
- Big bath tub style urinal as in sport stadium mens room
- High tech toilet that measure your body temperature analyse your urine and report to your doctor via an internet connection