Melenemesis and Melenochezia
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This document defines and distinguishes several medical terms related to vomiting and defecating blood. It defines melenemesis as vomiting black material, hematochezia as passing fresh blood through the anus, and hematemesis as vomiting blood. It notes that coffee ground emesis refers to melenemesis and that the logical terms are melenemesis versus hematemesis and melanochezia versus hematochezia.
![Melenemesis
melenemesis
mel·e·nem·e·sis (mel'ĕ-nem'ĕ-sis),
Vomiting of dark-colored or blackish material.
See also: black vomit.
[G. melas, black, + emesis, vomiting]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/melenemesisandmelenochezia-211224154523/85/Melenemesis-and-Melenochezia-2-320.jpg)
Melenemesis and Melenochezia
- 1. MELENEMESIS AND MELENOCHEZIA ANWER GHANI FIBMS IRAQ
- 2. Melenemesis melenemesis mel·e·nem·e·sis (mel'ĕ-nem'ĕ-sis), Vomiting of dark-colored or blackish material. See also: black vomit. [G. melas, black, + emesis, vomiting]
- 3. Haematochezia Haematochezia is the passage of fresh blood through the anus, usually in or with stools (contrast with melena).The term is from Greek αἷμα ("blood") and χÎζειν ("to defaecate"). Hematochezia is commonly associated with lower gastrointestinal bleeding,
- 4. Melanin Melanin (/ˈmÉ›lÉ™nɪn/ (About this soundlisten); from Greek: μÎλας melas, "black, dark") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms.
- 5. Hematemesis Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood.
- 6. Coffee ground emesis = MELENEMESIS Coffee ground emesis refers to a particular appearance of vomit. Within organic heme molecules of red blood cells is the element iron, which oxidizes.
- 7. Colors
- 8. EMESIS Definition of emesis : an act or instance of vomiting
- 9. Summery Emesis = vomiting Chezia = defecation Hemat = blood Melena = black
- 10. Logical Terminology Hematemesis vs Melenemesis Hematochezia vs Melenochezia
- 11. What to use MELENEMESIS ( NOT COFFEE GROUND EMESIS) MELENOCHEZIA ( NOT MELENA)
- 12. Thanks The discussion here was about medical terms.