lochia
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lochia
- /ˈlɒ.kɪ.ə/ UK
- /ˈloʊ.ki.ə/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheía), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheíos, “of childbirth”), from λόχος (lókhos, “childbirth”).
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. 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, [...]
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Talk about this word "lochia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lochia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lochia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lochia "lochia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lochia.Cite this
@misc{lochia_2026,
title = {lochia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lochia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
