Noun: haematochezia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hematochezia)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hematochezia)
- Passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
"haematochezia can be a sign of serious gastrointestinal issues";
- hematochezia [N. Amer]
Type of: defaecation [Brit, rare], defecation, laxation
Encyclopedia: Haematochezia