lochia

[ loh-kee-uh, lok-ee-uh ]

noun,plural lo·chi·a.Medicine/Medical.
  1. the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.

Origin of lochia

1
1675–85; <New Latin <Greek, noun use of neuter plural of lóchios of childbirth, equivalent to lóch(os) childbirth (akin to léchesthai to lie down; see lie2) + -ios adj. suffix

Other words from lochia

  • lo·chi·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lochia

lochia

/ (ˈlɒkɪə) /


noun
  1. a vaginal discharge of cellular debris, mucus, and blood following childbirth

Origin of lochia

1
C17: New Latin from Greek lokhia, from lokhios, from lokhos childbirth

Derived forms of lochia

  • lochial, adjective

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