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Melaena

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
melena
plural
Melaenas
possessive
Melaena's
pluralpossessive
Melaenas'