melena

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/ˈmɛlɪnə/ English

Definitions

noun

The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Related words

Synonyms

melaena melanaemia melanemia hematochezia melanosis haematochezia bloody show macrohematuria hematemesis bloodstaining black bile hæmatemesis melas melasma haematemesis melanuria

Associated

epistaxis tarry stools wraith gastrointestinal paco bleeding stool bleed feces sur

Rhymes

elena elena a elina ellen a helen a helena helena a mcclellan a tellina yelena

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