Look up: melena


  1. melena
    [n] - abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=melena

  2. Melena
    Melena: Stools or vomit stained black by blood pigment or dark blood products. Common Misspellings: melana
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=4343

  3. Melena
    Me·le'na noun (Medicine) See Melæna .
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/43

  4. melena
    Synonym for melaena ... 1. <gastroenterology> The passage of dark, pitchy and grumous stools stained with blood pigments or with altered blood. ... 2. Black vomit. ... Origin: Gr. Melaina, feminine of Gr. Melas = black ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?melena

  5. melena
    melaena noun abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=melena

  6. melena
    (mә-le´nә) darkening of the feces by blood pigments.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Melena
    • (n.) See Melaena.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/melena/

  8. melena
    (Gr. melaina, feminine of Gr. melas black) 1. the passage of dark, pitchy, and grumous stools stained with blood pigments or with altered blood. 2. black vomit.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio53.html

  9. Melena
    In medicine, melena or melæna 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. Iron supplements may cause a grayish-black stool that should be di...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melena

  10. melena
    Type: Term Pronunciation: me-lē′nă Definitions: 1. Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices. Synonyms: melanorrhagia, melanorrhea
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=53752

  11. MELENA
    Dark, pitchy stool caused by bleeding into the digestive tract.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=M

  12. melena
    1) Bm 2) Dejection 3) Faecal matter 4) Faeces 5) Fecal matter 6) Feces 7) Melaena 8) Ordure 9) Stool
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/melena/1

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