Fecal Occult Blood Test Glossary of Terms

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Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibody: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspirin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

False positive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal occult blood test: See the definition from MedTerms.com

FOBT: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastrointestinal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastrointestinal tract: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemoglobin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ibuprofen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Melena: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metastasize: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Molecule: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Occult: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Polyp: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Precancerous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Premalignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rectal bleeding: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cells: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoidoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Small intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stool: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vitamin C: See the definition from MedTerms.com