WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lo•chi•a
(lō′kē ə, lok′ē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chi•a. [Med.]
lo′chi•al, adj.
- Medicinethe liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- Greek, noun, nominal use of neuter plural of lóchios of childbirth, equivalent. to lóch(os) childbirth (akin to léchesthai to lie down; see lie2) + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix
- Neo-Latin
- 1675–85