stool sample
Lab-requested excrement
A stool sample is a small amount of feces collected for medical testing.
Doctors request stool samples to check for infections, parasites, blood, or digestive disorders: The lab needs a fresh stool sample for the culture.
Collection kits typically include a container and instructions for capturing the specimen without contamination.
- fecal matterSolid intestinal waste
- fecesSolid digestive waste
- specimenIndividual for examination
- labResearch facility, shortened
- testEvaluative examination
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- Stool Tests
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Extracted bodily fluid for analysis
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