melena

me·le·na

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-lee-nuh]
- /məˈli nə/
- /melˈiːnə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-lee-nuh]
- /məˈli nə/

Definitions of melena word

noun melena the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract. 1
noun melena Dark sticky feces containing partly digested blood. 1
noun melena excrement, or formerly vomit, stained by blood 0

See all 3 definitions of melena

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Melena

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Melena

melena popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

melena usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with melena

what is melena?
what is melena stool?
what does melena mean?
which test would tell the presence of melena?
what is the meaning of melena?
how to cure melena?
what test would tell the presence of melena?
what is a melena?
what is melena symptoms?
what does melena look like?
what does the name melena mean?

See also

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?