lochia
/ˈloʊ.ki.ə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "In April 1819, I attended a young married lady in her first pregnancy, in whose case the lochia began to diminish on the seventh day after parturition, [...]"
- "Variations in the quantity, quality, or odour of the lochia not unnaturally excite great alarm in the mind of the patient, who regards any deviation in this secretion as a proof of serious disease. Yet very remarkable differences do occur, without any morbid affection of the uterus or vagina."
- "In three or four days the distinctly bloody character of the lochia is altered. They have a reddish watery appearance, and are known as the lochia rubra or cruenta [...]"
- "1921, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, published by the American Gynecological Society On the fifth day the coryza, cough and rash were all improved, but the patient was irrational; the lochia were thin, watery and odorless; …"
- "1924: The Canadian nurse, published by the Canadian Nurses' Association Check lochia and change sterile pad. If the patient's pulse is under 90, the fundus is firm and the lochia is normal, the patient may be left at the end ..."
- "1927, The Indian Veterinary Journal, published by the Indian Veterinary Association In one Magra ewe which gave birth to twins, lochia continued for 8 days …"
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheía), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheíos, “of childbirth”), from λόχος (lókhos, “childbirth”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *legʰ-, λοχεία
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈloʊ.ki.ə/
- British English: /ˈlɒ.kɪ.ə/