English Explanatory Dictionary

lochia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒ.kɪ.ə/ /ˈloʊ.ki.ə/ lō'kē-ə lŏk'ē-ə LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lochia.wav

Word forms

lochia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheía), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheíos, “of childbirth”), from λόχος (lókhos, “childbirth”).

Related words

lochia alba lochial lochia rubra lochia serosa lochiorrhea lochiorrhoea lochioschesis lochiostasis
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