Occult blood

Occult blood

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  • occult blood — blood present in such small quantities that it is not visible to the naked eye and can be detected only by chemical tests of suspected material, e.g., feces …   Medical dictionary

  • occult blood — n. (Medicine) blood in the feces in such small quantities that cannot be seen by the naked eye but can be detected by chemical tests …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Fecal occult blood — Classification and external resources Cards and bottle used for the Hemoccult test, a type of stool guaiac test. ICD 10 R …   Wikipedia

  • immunoassay fecal occult blood test — iFOBT. A test to check for blood in the stool. A brush is used to collect water drops from around the surface of a stool while it is still in the toilet bowl. The samples are then sent to a laboratory, where they are checked for a human blood… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • immunochemical fecal occult blood test — iFOBT. A test to check for blood in the stool. A brush is used to collect water drops from around the surface of a stool while it is still in the toilet bowl. The samples are then sent to a laboratory, where they are checked for a human blood… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • immunologic fecal occult blood test — iFOBT. A test to check for blood in the stool. A brush is used to collect water drops from around the surface of a stool while it is still in the toilet bowl. The samples are then sent to a laboratory, where they are checked for a human blood… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Test, stool occult blood — A test to see whether there is blood in the bowel movement. Also called a fecal occult blood test: A test to check for hidden blood in stool. (Fecal refers to stool. Occult means hidden.) Abbreviated stool OB …   Medical dictionary

  • occult blood test — see specific tests, including guaiac t., and Hemoccult …   Medical dictionary

  • Occult pneumonia — is a pneumonia that is not observable directly by the eye, but can only be shown indirectly, especially by radiography. Occult pneumonia can be made visible by chest X rays. The general symptoms cough for more than 10 days and fever for more than …   Wikipedia

  • fecal occult blood test — FOBT. A test to check for blood in the stool. Small samples of stool are placed on special cards and sent to a doctor or laboratory for testing. Blood in the stool may be a sign of colorectal cancer. Also called FOBT …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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