LOCHIA


Meaning of LOCHIA in English

— lochial , adj.

/loh"kee euh, lok"ee euh/ , n. , pl. lochia . Med.

the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.

[ 1675-85; lóch ( os ) childbirth (akin to léchesthai to lie down; see LIE 2 ) + -ios adj. suffix ]

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