guaiac

Definition / meaning of guaiac

A substance from a type of tree called Guaiacum that grows in the Caribbean. Guaiac is used in the fecal occult blood test (a test for blood in human stool samples).

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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