lochia

(lō′kē-ă )

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[Gr. lochia, childbirth]
The puerperal discharge of blood, mucus, and tissue from the uterus. The character of the discharge progresses through three stages in the normal autolytic healing process.
lochial (-ăl )

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, adj.

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