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hematochezia

hee-mat-oh-KEE-zee-uh

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Definition

Passage of fresh blood in stool

PathologyDigestive

Breakdown

Root

hemat/o

blood

Etymology

Greek: hemat/o (blood) + chezia (defecation)

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