stool test
Examining digestive output
A stool test is a medical examination of feces to diagnose conditions affecting the digestive system.
Samples are analyzed for blood, parasites, bacteria, or other abnormalities: The doctor ordered a stool test to check for infection.
Also called stool sample or fecal test.
- fecalOf solid waste
- fecal matterSolid intestinal waste
- specimenIndividual for examination
- sampleSubset for study
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
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- Parasite Testingflotation, sedimentation, concentration, Giemsa stain
- Stool Testsfecal sample
- health screeningsmammogram, mammography, colonoscopy, cancer screening, newborn screening
- health testsblood pressure check, eye exam, physical exam, annual physical, checkup
- medical testsCT scan, X-ray, MRI, CBC, blood work
- screeningshealth screening, cancer screening, prenatal screening, genetic screening, newborn screening
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Diagnostic fluid analysis
blood draw · blood work · spinal tap · lumbar puncture · bone marrow biopsy
stool testcolonoscopy
Large intestine examination
endoscopy · laparoscopy · invasive procedure · exploratory surgery · biopsy
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