Usually means: Postpartum vaginal discharge after childbirth.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (lochia)

▸ 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.

Similar:
lochea, lochia rubra, lochiorrhea, bloody show, blood, leukorrhea, leucorrhoea, discharge, leucorrhea, leukorrhoea, more...

Opposite:
androchia

Types:
postpartum bleeding, lochialba, lochirubra, lochiserosa, more...

Phrases:
lochia rubra, lochia serosa, lochia alba, lochia cruenta, lochia purulenta, more...

Adjectives:
smelling, offensive, red, foul, normal, bloody, profuse, fetid, heavy, purulent, suppressed

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Similar:
lochea, lochia rubra, lochiorrhea, bloody show, blood, leukorrhea, leucorrhoea, discharge, leucorrhea, leukorrhoea, more...

Opposite:
androchia

Types:
postpartum bleeding, lochialba, lochirubra, lochiserosa, more...

Phrases:
lochia rubra, lochia serosa, lochia alba, lochia cruenta, lochia purulenta, lochia sanguinolenta, more...

Adjectives:
smelling, offensive, red, foul, normal, bloody, profuse, fetid, heavy, purulent, suppressed



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