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Melena


Me-le′na

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Noun.
(Med.)
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Melaena
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Definition 2024


melena

melena

English

Alternative forms

Noun

melena

  1. A passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, as the result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Italian

Noun

melena f (plural melene)

  1. (pathology) melena

Spanish

melena

Etymology

Arabic مُلَيِّنَة (mulayyina, softening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [meˈle.na]

Noun

melena f (plural melenas)

  1. mane (longer hair growth around head of male lions)

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