melena
(mĕ-lē′nă)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.
[Gr. melaina, black]
Black tarry feces caused by the digestion of blood in the gastrointestinal tract. It is common in the newborn and in adult patients with gastrointestinal bleeding from the esophagus, stomach, or proximal small intestine.
melenic (mĕ-lēn′ik)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.
, adj. There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Melena." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765994/all/melena.
Melena. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765994/all/melena. Accessed October 12, 2024.
Melena. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765994/all/melena
Melena [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765994/all/melena.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - melena
ID - 765994
ED - Venes,Donald,
BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary
UR - https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765994/all/melena
PB - F.A. Davis Company
ET - 24
DB - Nursing Central
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -