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Webster 1913 Edition


Lochia

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Lo-chi′a

(lō′kĭ-ȧ or lō̍-kī′ȧ)
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Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK], pl., fr. [GREEK] belonging to childbirth, [GREEK] a lying in, childbirth.]
(Med.)
The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lochia

LO'CHIA

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Noun.
[Gr.] Evacuations which follow childbirth.