Melena

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A condition marked by black, tarry stool or vomit composed largely of blood that has been acted on by gastric juices, resulting from a hemorrhage along the digestive tract.
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  • n. A passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, as the result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See melæna.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    faecal matter    faeces    BM    stool    dejection    fecal matter    feces    ordure   
    Variant
    melaena   
     
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