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melena

[ muh-lee-nuh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. 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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