lochia
[ loh-kee-uh, lok-ee-uh ]
/ ˈloʊ ki ə, ˈlɒk i ə /
noun, plural lo·chi·a. Medicine/Medical.
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
Origin of lochia
1675–85; < New Latin < Greek, noun use of neuter plural of
lóchios of childbirth, equivalent to
lóch(os) childbirth (akin to
léchesthai to lie down; see
lie2) +
-ios adj. suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM lochia
lo·chi·al, adjectiveWords nearby lochia
loch raven,
lochaber ax,
lochan,
loche,
lochearn,
lochia,
lochinvar,
lochiometra,
lochiometritis,
lochiorrhea,
lochus
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British Dictionary definitions for lochia
lochia
/ (ˈlɒkɪə) /
noun
a vaginal discharge of cellular debris, mucus, and blood following childbirth
Derived forms of lochia
lochial, adjectiveWord Origin for lochia
C17: New Latin from Greek
lokhia, from
lokhios, from
lokhos childbirth
Medical definitions for lochia
lochia
[ lō′kē-ə, lŏk′ē-ə ]
pl.n.
The normal uterine discharge of blood, tissue, and mucus from the vagina after childbirth.