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melena

/mɪˈliːnə/US/məˈliːnə/

melena noun: the passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Noun

melena (uncountable)

  1. The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Proper noun capitalized: Melena

Melena (plural Melenas)

  1. A surname.

melena meaning in Tamil

melena in Tamil

இரத்த வாந்தி, கருப்பு மலம், கருமலம்

Forms of melena

Noun
alternative formmelaena
alternative formmelæna
Proper noun
pluralMelenas

Origin of melena

From New Latin melaena, based on Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”).

Questions about melena

What does melena mean?
Melena means the passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
What is melena in Tamil?
Melena in Tamil is இரத்த வாந்தி, கருப்பு மலம், கருமலம். See Melena meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is melena?
Melena can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce melena?
Melena is pronounced /mɪˈliːnə/.

Words near melena in the dictionary

  1. melees
  2. melegueta
  3. Melekeok
  4. Melekesskian
  5. melem
  6. melena
  7. Melenas
  8. Melendes
  9. Melendeses
  10. Melendez
  11. Melendrez

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