| Preferred Name |
Hematochezia |
| Synonyms |
Recurrent rectal bleeding Rectal bleeding |
| Definitions |
The passage of fresh (red) blood per anus, usually in or with stools. Most rectal bleeding comes from the colon, rectum, or anus. Bright red blood in stool, most frequentoly caused by hemorrhoids or diverticulosis. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002573 |
| comment |
Bright red blood in stool, most frequentoly caused by hemorrhoids or diverticulosis. |
| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT:405729008 SNOMEDCT_US:405729008 MSH:D006471 UMLS:C0018932 NCIt:C98936 SNOMEDCT_US:236068001 |
| definition |
The passage of fresh (red) blood per anus, usually in or with stools. Most rectal bleeding comes from the colon, rectum, or anus. |
| gwas_trait |
true |
| has_alternative_id |
HP:0002255 HP:0002609 |
| has_exact_synonym |
Rectal bleeding |
| has_related_synonym |
Recurrent rectal bleeding |
| id |
HP:0002573 |
| label |
Hematochezia |
| notation |
HP:0002573 |
| prefLabel |
Hematochezia |
| subClassOf |