LOCHIA
\lˈɒkiə], \lˈɒkiə], \l_ˈɒ_k_i__ə]\
Definitions of LOCHIA
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
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The uterine evacuations which follow childbirth.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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In med., the discharge that flows from the uterus and vagina after child-birth while the mucous membrane is returning to its former condition.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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The cleansings. A sero-sanguineous discharge following delivery. During the first two or three days, it is bloody; but afterwards becomes green-coloured,-green waters-and exhales a disagreeable and peculiar odour. The lochia, in different stages, have received the names Lochia cruenta, L. serosa and L. alba seu mucosa seu lactea. The duration, quantity, and character of the discharge vary according to numerous circumstances. It flows from the part of the uterus which formed a medium of communication between the mother and foetus, and continues, usually, from 14 to 21 days. See Parturition.
By Robley Dunglison
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Vaginal discharge which follows childbirth.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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