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Noun: lochia  low-kee-u
  1. Substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
    "The presence of lochia is normal after giving birth"

Type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], liquid body substance

Encyclopedia: Lochia