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2. Toilet (room) - Wikipedia

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   In American English, the most common term for a private toilet is "bathroom", regardless of whether a bathtub or shower is present. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In British English , "bathroom" is a common term but is typically reserved for private rooms primarily used for bathing; a room without a bathtub or shower is more often known as a "WC", an abbreviation ...

3. Toilet - Wikipedia

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   A toilet[ n 1 ] is a piece of sanitary hardware that collects human urine and feces, and sometimes toilet paper, usually for disposal. Flush toilets use water, while dry or non-flush toilets do not. They can be designed for a sitting position popular in Europe and North America with a toilet seat, with additional considerations for those with ...

4. Bathroom - Wikipedia

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   Bathroom. A bathroom is a room in which people wash their bodies or parts thereof. It can contain one or more of the following plumbing fixtures: a shower, a bathtub, a bidet, and a sink (also known as a washbasin in the UK). The inclusion of a toilet is common. There are also specific toilet rooms, only containing a toilet (most often ...

5. Public toilet - Wikipedia

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   A public toilet at a park in Viiskulma, Helsinki, Finland. A public toilet, restroom, public bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public. The facilities are available to customers, travelers, employees of a business, school pupils or prisoners and are commonly separated into ...

6. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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   A typical flush toilet is a fixed, vitreous ceramic bowl (also known as a pan) which is connected to a drain. After use, the bowl is emptied and cleaned by the rapid flow of water into the bowl. This flush may flow from a dedicated tank (cistern), a high-pressure water pipe controlled by a flush valve, or by manually pouring water into the bowl ...

7. Squat toilet - Wikipedia

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   Squat toilet. A squat toilet (or squatting toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and for female urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat over it. There are several types of squat toilets, but they all consist essentially of a toilet pan ...

8. Toilet-related injuries and deaths - Wikipedia

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   There are also instances of people slipping on a wet bathroom floor or from a bath and concussing themselves on the fixture. Toilet-related injuries are surprisingly common, with some estimates ranging as high as 40,000 in the US every year. [5] In the past, this number would have been much higher, due to the material from which toilet paper ...

9. Accessible toilet - Wikipedia

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   Accessible toilets are toilets that have been specially designed to better accommodate people with physical disabilities. Persons with reduced mobility find them useful, as do those with weak legs, as a higher toilet bowl makes it easier for them to stand up. Additional measures that can be taken to add accessibility to a toilet include ...