faecal occult test

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsfecal occult teststool test

   Broaderdiagnostic test

Questions about faecal occult test

What does faecal occult test mean?

faecal occult test means "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".

What is another word for faecal occult test?

Close synonyms include fecal occult test, stool test. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.