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May 23, 2013

Rectal Bleeding (Blood in Stool, Hematochezia) Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Rectal Bleeding (Blood in Stool, Hematochezia) article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abscess: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adjacent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anal fissure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aneurysm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Aortic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aortic aneurysm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspirate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspiration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bridge: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Capsule: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Catheter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cauterization: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CBC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: 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

Colon cancer and polyps: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complete blood count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computerized tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Constipation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cuts: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Discharge: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diverticula: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diverticulitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diverticulosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diverticulum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dizziness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Duodenum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

EGD: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Elective: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enteroscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Excision: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fissure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Forceps: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastroenterologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastrointestinal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastrointestinal tract: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Geiger counter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Graft: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Groin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Hematochezia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemorrhoid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemorrhoids: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypotension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Iron: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Iron deficiency anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Large bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Large intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Low blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnetic resonance imaging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meckel's diverticulum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Melena: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscopic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nasogastric: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nasogastric tube: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Occult: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Orthostatic hypotension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pelvic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Polyp: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Polypectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Post-polypectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Probe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proctitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radioactive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radionuclide: See the definition from MedTerms.com

RBC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Rectal bleeding: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rectum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recur: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cells: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resect: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Salmonella: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shigella: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shock: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoidoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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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

Surgeon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transfusion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transverse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulcer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulceration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulcerative colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulcerative proctitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uncertainty: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Vessel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Visceral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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