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melena

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪˈliːnə/, /məˈliːnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈliːnə/, often IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɪnə/

Noun

melena (uncountable)

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

Coordinate terms

  • hematochezia (not to be confused; bright red blood in stool)
  • rectorrhagia (not to be confused; bright red blood independently of stools)

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