LOCHIA


Meaning of LOCHIA in English

[ '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'.

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