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Melena vs Hematemesis - What's the difference?

melena | hematemesis |

As nouns the difference between melena and hematemesis

is that melena is a passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, as the result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding while hematemesis is (medicine) blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood.

melena

English

(wikipedia melena)

Alternative forms

* melaena *

Noun

  • A passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, as the result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

    • Anagrams

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    hematemesis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haematemesis *

    Noun

    (hematemeses)
  • (medicine) Blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood.