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melena::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | melaena |
| Type of | bm, dejection, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, stool |
Examples of melena
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Melena proposed his secretary work four days a week in exchange for the decrease.
From the dailyherald.com
Melena proposed his secretary would work four days a week in exchange for the decrease.
From the dailyherald.com
Melena declined to say which departments will see the layoffs.
From the dailyherald.com
Melena said she drove Mary to some medical appointments.
From the thenewstribune.com
Melena wanted to keep the secretary on the city's payroll but suggested reducing her regular salary and benefit package from $100,000 to about $78,000.
From the dailyherald.com
Melena Ryzik is your guide on the red carpet to the news and the nonsense of awards season, covering the Golden Globes, the Oscars and more.
From the carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com
- Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
- In medicine, melena or melaena refers to the black, "tarry" feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The black color is caused by oxidation of the iron in hemoglobin during its passage through the ileum and colon
- When a person is bleeding from an ulcer, consisting of black tarry stools indicative of upper GI bleeds.
- Passing of dark blackish stools, indicating a bleeding disorder in the upper gastrointestinal track.
- Stools or vomit stained black by blood pigment or dark blood products.
- Dark, tarry, smelly faeces produced when there is blood in the colon.
- Blood in the stool, typically loosely formed or liquid
- That other hospital smell. See C. DIFF.
- Stool with a dark, tarry appearance caused by blood from the upper part of the digestive tract.
