melaena

2 definitions found

melaena - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Melaena \Me*lae"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las, m., me`laina, f.,
     black.] (Med.)
     A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of
     altered blood.
     [1913 Webster]

melaena - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  melaena
      n 1: abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from
           gastrointestinal bleeding) [syn: melena, melaena]