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FAECAL OCCULT TEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does faecal occult test mean?
• FAECAL OCCULT TEST (noun)
The noun FAECAL OCCULT TEST has 1 sense:
1. a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers
Familiarity information: FAECAL OCCULT TEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
faecal occult test; fecal occult test; stool test
Hypernyms ("faecal occult test" is a kind of...):
diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)
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