melena
[ muh-lee-nuh ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
Origin of melena
1<New Latin <Greek mélaina, feminine of mélās black
- Also melaena.
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