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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 cancersplay

  Familiarity information: FAECAL OCCULT TEST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAECAL OCCULT TEST (noun)


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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