Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The passage of black, tarry stools composed largely of blood that has been acted on by gastric juices, indicative of bleeding in the upper digestive tract.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) See
melæna .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A passage of dark,
tarry stools containingblood , as the result of upper gastrointestinalbleeding .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I call up the GI doc at 2AM for an uninsured encephalopathic liver failure patient with melena, and I'm going to get an earful. 100% of the time.
Insufferable Twits and "Shitty Consults" 1 Dinosaur 2009
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There was no nausea, vomiting, anorexia, weight loss, black/tarry stools, melena or bright red rectal bleeding.
Archive 2007-04-01 1 Dinosaur 2007
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If needed: diazepam (PO): 15 mg/d divided in 3 doses for a brief period (5-10 days) - If severe pain continues, exclude perforation: examine abdomen for peritonism, PR exam for rectal blood (melena on glove), keep under observation, surgical referral if necessary.
Chapter 8 1993
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The resin of the trunk is a useful application to ulcers and in India they give it internally to cure la melena, the dose, one "tola" mixed with the same amount of _manga_ resin and a little lime water.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Complications after RFA included melena (dark tarry stool) and difficulty swallowing.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Complications after RFA included melena (dark tarry stool) and difficulty swallowing.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Indeed, peptic ulcers are the most common cause of acute upper Gastro Intestinal bleeding which may manifest as blood in vomiting (haemetemesis) or dark-tarry stool (melena).
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Complications after RFA included melena (dark tarry stool) and difficulty swallowing.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Complications after RFA included melena (dark tarry stool) and difficulty swallowing.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Complications after RFA included melena (dark tarry stool) and difficulty swallowing.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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