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Lochia

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Lochias
possessive
Lochia's
pluralpossessive
Lochias'