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melena
[mĕ-le´nah]darkening of the feces by blood pigments.
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me·le·na
(me-lē'nă), Although the correct pronunciation of this word is as noted, the more usual U.S. pronunciation is mel'ena.Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices. Compare: hematochezia.
Synonym(s): melanorrhagia, melanorrhea
[G. melaina, fem. of melas, black]
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melena
(mə-lē′nə)n.
The passage of black, tarry stools composed largely of blood that has been acted on by gastric juices, indicative of bleeding in the upper digestive tract.
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melena
The passage of dark, clotted blood in the stool.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
melena
Stool or vomit blackened by heme pigmentsMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
me·le·na
(mĕ-lē'nă)Passage of tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices.
Compare: hematochezia
Synonym(s): melaena.
Compare: hematochezia
Synonym(s): melaena.
[G. melaina, fem. of melas, black]
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me·le·na
(mĕ-lē'nă)Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to presence of blood altered by intestinal juices. Cf. hematochezia.
[G. melaina, fem. of melas, black]
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