MELENA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)

Synonyms:

melaena; melena

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("melena" is a kind of...):

BM; dejection; faecal matter; faeces; fecal matter; feces; ordure; stool (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels)