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Webster 1913 Edition


Melaena


Me-lae′na

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μέλας
, m.,
μέλαινα
, f., black.]
(Med.)
A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood.

Definition 2024


melaena

melaena

See also: melæna

English

Noun

melaena (countable and uncountable, plural melaenas)

  1. Alternative spelling of melena