Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
Epithet of Greek goddesses.
Sinònims
Examples for "melena"
Examples for "melena"
1A 30-year-old male visited emergency room of our hospital with hematemesis and melena.
2The two remaining patients presented with acute hematemesis and melena.
3A 45-years-old woman presented with melena for several weeks.
4We report two cases of patients with duodenal metastases from lung adenocarcinoma presented with recurrent melena.
5We present the case of a 30-year-old man who underwent an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for melena.
1High fever, cramps, loss of sensation, hæmaturia, and melæna are among the other symptoms that may be present.