[ 'lɒkɪə , 'ləʊ- ]
■ noun Medicine the normal discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
C17: mod. L., from Gk lokhia , neut. plural (used asnoun) of lokhios 'of childbirth'.
[ 'lɒkɪə , 'ləʊ- ]
■ noun Medicine the normal discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
C17: mod. L., from Gk lokhia , neut. plural (used asnoun) of lokhios 'of childbirth'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004