melaena

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A form of melena — The passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Meanings

nounmelaena (countable and uncountable, plural melaenas)

plural melaenas

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of melena.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounabnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)

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fecal matterfaecal matterfeces
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

melaena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melaena

MLA

“melaena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melaena. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melaena,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melaena.

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