'Melaena' definitions:

Definition of 'melaena'

(from WordNet)
noun
Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) [syn: melena, melaena]

Definition of 'Melaena'

From: GCIDE
  • Melaena \Me*lae"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las, m., me`laina, f., black.] (Med.) A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood. [1913 Webster]

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