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lochia

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lo·chi·a  (lk-, lk-)
pl.n. Medicine
The normal uterine discharge of blood, tissue, and mucus from the vagina after childbirth.
[Greek lokhia, from neuter pl. of lokhios, of childbirth, from lokhos, childbirth; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]
lochi·al adj.
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Noun1.lochia - substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body
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The discharge of the lochia, which can last anywhere from a week to a month and a half, indicated an instability in the woman's system that spelled impurity, and thus danger to a sucking infant.
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Lochia, discharged vaginally, indicates that healing is occurring at the site of the placenta.
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