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Is lochia a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lochia is a Scrabble US word. The word lochia is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is lochia a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lochia is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

L1O1C3H4I1A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

LOCHIA,

5-letter words (6 found)

CHIAO,CHOIL,CHOLA,CHOLI,LAICH,LOACH,

4-letter words (19 found)

ALCO,CALO,CHAI,CHAL,CHAO,CHIA,CIAO,COAL,COIL,COLA,HAIL,HALO,HILA,LAIC,LICH,LOCA,LOCH,LOCI,OHIA,

3-letter words (18 found)

ACH,AHI,AIL,CAL,CHA,CHI,COL,HAO,HIC,HOA,HOC,HOI,ICH,LAC,LAH,OCA,OCH,OIL,

2-letter words (13 found)

AH,AI,AL,CH,HA,HI,HO,IO,LA,LI,LO,OH,OI,

You can make 57 words from lochia according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lochia

lochia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheía), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheíos, “of childbirth”), from λόχος (lókhos, “childbirth”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɒ.kɪ.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊ.ki.ə/ enPR: lō'kē-ə, enPR: lŏk'ē-ə

Noun

lochia pl (plural only)

  1. 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.
    • 1921, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, published by the American Gynecological Society
      On the fifth day the coryza, cough and rash were all improved, but the patient was irrational; the lochia were thin, watery and odorless; [...]
    • 1924: The Canadian nurse, published by the Canadian Nurses' Association
      Check lochia and change sterile pad. If the patient's pulse is under 90, the fundus is firm and the lochia is normal, the patient may be left at the end ...
    • 1927, The Indian Veterinary Journal, published by the Indian Veterinary Association
      In one Magra ewe which gave birth to twins, lochia continued for 8 days [...]
    • 1946: Nicholson Joseph Eastman and Emil Novak, Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
      By the fifth day, however, the lochia was normal in most of the patients and in only 4 patients was it heavy.

Usage notes

  • The word is sometimes treated as though it were a singular noun, in which case it is uncountable.

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Anagrams

  • -aholic, Acholi, cholai

Source: wiktionary.org