lochia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɒkɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lō′kē ə, lok′ē ə)

Inflections of 'lochia' (n): npl: lochia

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lo•chi•a  (lō′kē ə, lok′ē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chi•a. [Med.]
  1. Medicinethe liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
  • Greek, noun, nominal use of neuter plural of lóchios of childbirth, equivalent. to lóch(os) childbirth (akin to léchesthai to lie down; see lie2) + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1675–85
lo′chi•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lochia / ˈlɒkɪə/
  1. a vaginal discharge of cellular debris, mucus, and blood following childbirth
Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin from Greek lokhia, from lokhios, from lokhos childbirthˈlochial
'lochia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aristolochiaceous - lochus

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