Crossword clues for lochia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"discharge from the uterus after childbirth," 1680s, Modern Latin, from Greek lokhia, neuter plural of lokhios "pertaining to childbirth," from lokhos "a lying in, childbirth," also, "an ambush," from PIE root *legh- "to lie, lay" (see lie (v.2)).
Wiktionary
n. Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.
WordNet
n. substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
Wikipedia
In the field of obstetrics, lochia is the vaginal discharge after giving birth ( puerperium) containing blood, mucus, and uterine tissue. Lochia discharge typically continues for 4 to 6 weeks after childbirth, which is known as the postpartum period.
It is sterile for the first 2 to 3 days, but not so by the third or fourth day, as the uterus begins to be colonized by vaginal commensals such as non-hemolytic streptococci and E. coli.
Usage examples of "lochia".
After the birth of the first infant the lochia failed to flow, no milk appeared in the breasts, and the belly remained large.
Cape Lochias itself and having a fine view not of the Great Harbor but of the sea.
Potheinus possessed his own palace among that profusion of buildings, situated on Cape Lochias itself and having a fine view not of the Great Harbor but of the sea.
Combined with the resin of Blue Cohosh, it is an excellent remedy for amenorrhoea, dismenorrhoea, afterbirth pains, suppression of lochia and for febrile conditions of the parturient period, and combined with extract of Leptandra or Podophyllum resin, it acts well on the bowels and liver, and if mixed with Dioscorea is excellent for bilious and flatulent colic.