Lochia
//ˈloʊ.ki.ə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth. plural, plural-only
"In April 1819, I attended a young married lady in her first pregnancy, in whose case the lochia began to diminish on the seventh day after parturition, [...]"
- 2 substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth wordnet
Example
More examples"In April 1819, I attended a young married lady in her first pregnancy, in whose case the lochia began to diminish on the seventh day after parturition, [...]"
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheía), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheíos, “of childbirth”), from λόχος (lókhos, “childbirth”).
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