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Record 1 2024-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Bowels
CONT

A fecal occult blood test looks for blood in a sample of stool. It can find tiny amounts of blood that can't be seen just by looking at the stool. The medical term for this hidden blood is occult blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Intestins
CONT

Des échantillons de matières fécales sont analysés pour vérifier la présence de sang occulte (caché) [...]

OBS

recherche de sang occulte dans les selles : désignation retenue par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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