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Diarrhea that contains bright red or maroon-colored blood may be referred to as hematochezia, while melena is used to describe black, tarry, and smelly diarrhea.
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HPO:probinson
date
2016-10-15T13:58:14Z
definition
Passage of many stools containing blood.
has broad synonym
Bloody stool, Blood in stool
has exact synonym
Bloody diarrhea, Bloody diarrhoea, Bloody bowel movement