Hematochezia vs. Rectorrhagia

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Difference Between Hematochezia and Rectorrhagia
Hematochezianoun
(medicine) The presence of fresh blood in stools, often due to lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Rectorrhagianoun
(medicine) rectal bleeding
Hematochezianoun
passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
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