melaena Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
melena.
WordNet
Me*læ"na noun
(Also<
- Melaena
- Melæna
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , m., , f., black.Definitions
(Med.) A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood.
