If vomitus is thicker and foul-smelling (faeculent), a more distal obstruction is likely. This change to faeculent vomiting usually takes place gradually after about 24 hours of complete obstruction and is often an indication for urgent operation. The term faeculent vomiting is something of a misnomer as it comprises putrefying altered small bowel contents rather than faeces.

The Traffic Regulating Officer thus has at his beck and call the assistance which he requires in deciding the extent to which restrictions on the acceptance and despatch of traffic are necessary.

Nay (qƿ [quoth] yͤ foxe) but god yeue him miſchãce / That is ſo indiſcrete of gouernance / That iangleth, whã that he ſhuld haue pees Nay (said the fox) but God gives him misfortune / That is so indiscreet of governance / That jangles when he should hold his peace]

The commonest numerals in Latin, as in English, are the cardinals […] and the ordinals […].