| Pronunciation: | | 'lowkeeu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |
[n] substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth |
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LOCHIA is a 6 letter word that starts with L. |
| | See Also: | | bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lo*chi"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, pl., fr. ? belonging
to childbirth, ? a lying in, childbirth.] (Med.)
The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows
childbirth.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The vaginal discharge in the early weeks following childbirth. |
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