ki noun, plural lo·chi·a. Medicine/Medical.
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin < Greek, noun use of neuter plural of lóchios of childbirth, equivalent to lóch(os) childbirth (akin to léchesthai to lie down; see lie2) + -ios adj. suffix
1675–85; < Neo-Latin < Greek, noun use of neuter plural of lóchios of childbirth, equivalent to lóch(os) childbirth (akin to léchesthai to lie down; see lie2) + -ios adj. suffix
Related forms
lo·chi·al, adjective
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lochia (ˈlɒkɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a vaginal discharge of cellular debris, mucus, and blood following childbirth | |
| [C17: New Latin from Greek lokhia, from lokhios, from lokhos childbirth] | |
| 'lochial | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
lochia
1680s, Mod.L., from Gk. lokhia, neut. pl. of lokhios "pertaining to childbirth," from lokhos "a lying in."
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lochia lo·chi·a (lō'kē-ə, lŏk'ē-ə)
pl.n.
The normal uterine discharge of blood, tissue, and mucus from the vagina after childbirth.
lo'chi·al adj.
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