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- Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλαινα“black”
- New Latin · derived frommelaena
- English todaymelena
From New Latin melaena, based on Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
melena
Today it means: The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Full definition →
New Latin melaena ← Ancient Greek μέλαινα