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melena en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɛlɪnə/ (US)
  • /məˈliːnə/
  • /mɪˈliːnə/
  • /məˈliːnə/ (US)

Etymology

From New Latin melaena, based on Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Forms

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Coordinates

rectorrhagia · hematochezia