Lochia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lochia \Lo*chi"a\ (l[=o]"k[i^]*[.a] or l[-o]*k[imac]"[.a]), n.
     pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, pl., fr. ? belonging to childbirth, ? a
     lying in, childbirth.] (Med.)
     The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows
     childbirth.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lochia
       n : substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and
           mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount
           during the weeks following childbirth