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(for occult blood) glacial acetic acid and a solution of gum guaiac are mixed with the specimen; on addition of hydrogen peroxide, the presence of blood is indicated by a blue tint.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Stool guaiac test — It involves feces, a thick piece of paper attached to a thin film coated with guaiac (which comes from the Guaiacum tree [cite web | url = http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/oivd/guidance/772.html#5a | title = Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff Review… … Wikipedia
Guaiac (disambiguation) — Guaiac can refer to:* Guaiacum, a genus of shrubs and trees native to the Americas. * Oil of guaiac, is a fragrance used in soap. * Guaiacol, a natural organic compound derived from guaiacum. * Stool guaiac test, a test for the presence for… … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
guaiac — guai•ac [[t]ˈgwaɪ æk[/t]] n. 1) med pln a greenish brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, esp. from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and as a medical test for the presence of blood in excreted matter 2) med… … From formal English to slang
Haemoccult-Test — Der Guajakbasierte Stuhlbluttest (Guaiac based fecal occult blood testing, FOBT) oder kurz Guajak Test (modifizierte Methode nach Greegor [1], z. B. Haemoccult®, hemo CARE®, hemo FEC®) dient zum biochemischen Nachweis von makroskopisch nicht… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Guajak-Test — Der Guajakbasierte Stuhlbluttest (Guaiac based fecal occult blood testing, FOBT) oder kurz Guajak Test (modifizierte Methode nach Greegor [1], Produktnamen z. B. Haemoccult, hemo CARE, hemo FEC) dient zum biochemischen Nachweis von mit bloßem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Weber test — We·ber test or We·ber s test web ər(z) , vā bər(z) n a test to determine the nature of unilateral hearing loss in which a vibrating tuning fork is held against the forehead at the midline and conduction deafness is indicated if the sound is heard … Medical dictionary
occult blood test — see specific tests, including guaiac t., and Hemoccult … Medical dictionary
Fecal occult blood — Classification and external resources Cards and bottle used for the Hemoccult test, a type of stool guaiac test. ICD 10 R … Wikipedia
hemoccult — he·moc·cult or chiefly Brit hae·moc·cult hē mə .kəlt adj relating to or being a modified guaiac test in which filter paper impregnated with guaiacum turns blue if occult blood is present <hemoccult slide testing> * * * He·moc·cult (heґmo… … Medical dictionary
