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Definition of: lochia
(lō′kē·ə, lok′ē·ə) noun plural Med.
The discharges from the vaginal passages after childbirth, continuing from two to three weeks. [<NL <Gk. lochia, neut. plural of lochios pertaining to childbirth <lochos childbirth]
—lo′chi·al adjective
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