Word Study
lochia
CIDE DICTIONARY
lochia, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. , pl., fr. belonging to childbirth, a lying in, childbirth.].
The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lochia, n. a discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
Derivative
lochial adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk lokhia neut. pl. of lokhios of childbirth
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