lochia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth

WordNet


Lo*chi"a noun plural
Etymology
NL., from Gr. , pl., fr. belonging to childbirth, a lying in, childbirth.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth.

Webster 1913