| loch | <medicine> A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture. Origin: F. Looch, Ar. La'g, an electuary, or any medicine which may be licked or sucked, fr. La'g to lick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| loche | <zoology> See Loach. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lochia | <obstetrics> The vaginal discharge that takes place during the first week or two after childbirth. Origin: Gr. Lochia (18 Nov 1997) |
| lochia alba | The last discharge no longer tinged with blood. Synonym: lochia purulenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia cruenta | The initial discharge stained with blood. Synonym: lochia rubra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia purulenta | The last discharge no longer tinged with blood. Synonym: lochia purulenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia rubra | The initial discharge stained with blood. Synonym: lochia rubra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia sanguinolenta | Thick, dark red vaginal discharge seen a few days after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia serosa | A thin and watery lochia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochial | Relating to the lochia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochiometra | Distention of the uterus with retained lochia. Origin: G. Metra, womb (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochiometritis | Puerperal metritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochioperitonitis | Puerperal peritonitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochiorrhagia | Synonym: lochiorrhoea. Origin: Lochia + G. Rhegnymi, to burst forth (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochiorrhoea | Profuse flow of the lochia. Synonym: lochiorrhagia. Origin: Lochia + G. Rhoia, a flow (05 Mar 2000) |