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me⋅le⋅na

[muh-lee-nuh]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
Also, melaena.


Origin:
< NL < Gk mélaina, fem. of mélās black
me·le·na   (mə-lē'nə)   
n.  The passage of black, tarry stools composed largely of blood that has been acted on by gastric juices, indicative of bleeding in the upper digestive tract.

[New Latin melēna, from Greek melaina, feminine of melās, black.]

Melena

Me*le"na\, n. (Med.) See Mel[ae]na.

Main Entry: me·le·na
Variant: or chiefly British me·lae·na /m&-'lE-n&/
Function: noun
: the passage ofdark tarry stools containing decomposing blood that is usually an indication of bleeding in the upper part of the alimentary canal and especially the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum —compare HEMATOCHEZIA

melena me·le·na (mə-lē'nə)
n.
The passage of black tarlike stools containing blood that has been acted on by the intestinal juices.

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