Melena

//mɪˈliːnə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. uncountable
  2. 2
    abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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melaena

Etymology

From New Latin, based on Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”).

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upper gastrointestinal

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