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Definition of Melena

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

Definition of Melena

1. n. See Melæna.

Definition of Melena

1. a condition marked by black tarry stool [n -S]

Medical Definition of Melena

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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