lochia (redirected from lochia purulenta)

lo·chi·a  (lk-, lk-)

pl.n. Medicine

The normal uterine discharge of blood, tissue, and mucus from the vagina after childbirth.

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[Greek lokhia, from neuter pl. of lokhios, of childbirth, from lokhos, childbirth; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lochi·al adj.

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lochia [ˈlɒkɪə]

n

(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a vaginal discharge of cellular debris, mucus, and blood following childbirth

[New Latin from Greek lokhia, from lokhios, from lokhos childbirth]

lochial  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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