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Definition of Melaena

1. Noun. Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding).

Definition of Melaena

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of melena) ¹

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Medical Definition of Melaena

1. 1. The passage of dark, pitchy and grumous stools stained with blood pigments or with altered blood. 2. Black vomit. Origin: Gr. Melaina, feminine of Gr. Melas = black This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Melaena

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1. Treatment of disease in children: Including the Outlines of Diagnosis and by Angel Money (1887)
"... conditions resulting from the change in circulation and respiration at this period of life. We shall see that asphyxia, melaena, haematemesis, purpura, ..."

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