STOOL TEST

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

faecal occult test; fecal occult test; stool test

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stool test" is a kind of...):

diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)

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