Lochia Definition
lōkē-ə, lŏkē-ə
noun
The normal uterine discharge of blood, tissue, and mucus from the vagina after childbirth.
American Heritage Medicine
The uterine discharge from the vagina that occurs for several days after childbirth.
Webster's New World
Origin of Lochia
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From Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheia), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheios, “of childbirth"), from λόχος (lokhos, “childbirth").
From Wiktionary
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Greek lokhia from neuter pl. of lokhios of childbirth from lokhos childbirth legh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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