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me·le·na

 (mə-lē′nə)
n.
The passage of black, tarry stools composed largely of blood that has been acted on by gastric juices, indicative of bleeding in the upper digestive tract.

[New Latin melēna, from Greek melaina, feminine of melās, black.]
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melena

(məˈliːnə)
n
(Pathology) US excrement, or formerly vomit, stained by blood
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Noun1.melena - abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
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me·le·na

n. melena, masa de heces fecales negruscas y pastosas que contiene sangre digerida.
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Black stool (or "melena") is caused by partially digested blood and may indicate bleeding in the upper part of the GI tract.
Goalie Melena Herrera stopped 15 shots for Elk Grove (18-8).
Thus, given importance of this industry and the limitations of high-intensity cultivation due to viral infections causing high mortality (Ramos-Carreno et al., 2014; Melena et al., 2015), particularly in extreme salinities (50), the development of prevention methods against WSV and other viruses would be necessary (Witteveldt et al, 2004a, 2004b).
Members of the board of directors will be Marla Mercer Cole, Mercer Adams Funeral Service; Julie Davis, Concordia Senior Living; Kirk Jackson, Southern Nazarene University; Melena Keeth, InBalance Chiropractic & Wellness; Ken Koch, Francis Tuttle Technology Center; Rose Lane, OKC Friday Newspaper; Monica Lopez Salas, Salas Tree Service; Tim Priebe, T&S Online Marketing; and Mary Williams, First Enterprise Bank.
Last October he ran the junior race at the Bournemouth Marathon Festival with his mum Melena and his sister Amandine, 10, and he also raised money playing piano at a school concert.
Melena is a young African-American girl growing up with her loving family that includes her Gramma, mother, and older brother, Miles.
The following report describes a case of melena in a middle-aged farmer, where the diagnosis of hookworm infestation was delayed due to the unusual presentation.
We report a rare case in which a large Brunner's gland hamartoma presented with melena and severe anemia requiring blood transfusion and on which a classic Whipple procedure was performed.