melanorrhagia

  • 1melanorrhagia — SYN: melena. [melano + G. rhegnymi, to burst forth] …

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  • 2Melena — Stools or vomit stained black by blood pigment or dark blood products. * * * Passage of dark colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices. Cf.:hematochezia. SYN: melanorrhagia, melanorrhea. [G. melaina, fem …

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