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melena
[ muh-lee-nuh ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of melena1
< New Latin < Greek mélaina, feminine of mélās black
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