Bleeding Disorders

A Few Medical Terms for Bleeding

Quiz Answer: Hemoptysis: coughing blood

hematochezia: bleeding from anus

Hemafecia: blood in stool

Hematuria: blood in urine

Epistaxis: nosebleed

Hematemesis: vomiting blood

Hematoma: blood accumulation under skin from trauma to vessel

Melena: bleeding from upper gastrointestinal tract

Hemostasis: stopped blood flow

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