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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The presence of fresh (bright red) blood in stools, often due to lower gastrointestinal bleeding. uncountable
2. 2
   passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

haematochezia

Etymology

From hemato- + -chezia.

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