Meaning melena
What does melena mean? Here you find 8 meanings of the word melena. You can also add a definition of melena yourself

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melena


Stool or vomit that is stained black by blood pigment or dark blood products.
Source: medicinenet.com

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melena


The term for black feces that has blood in it
Source: petmd.com

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black blood in the stool; the source of blood is typically from the stomach or duodenum and is thus acted upon by digestive enzymes that break down the blood and create its black appearance.
Source: schulich.uwo.ca

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Stool containing blood, usually due to bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
Source: buzzle.com

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(n) abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
Source: beedictionary.com

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Black-colored feces caused by the presence of blood.
Source: familydoctor.org

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melena


The black, tarry, foul-smelling Feces that contain degraded Blood.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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melena


The black, tarry, foul-smelling FECES that contain degraded blood.
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com





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