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mɪˈkoʊ ni əmmeco·ni·um

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. meconiumnoun

    thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child

Wiktionary

  1. meconiumnoun

    A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first faeces of the newborn

  2. Etymology: From meconium, from μηκώνιον, from μήκων.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Meconiumnoun

    Etymology: μηϰώνιον.

    Infants new-born have a meconium, or sort of dark-coloured excrement in the bowels. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

Wikipedia

  1. Meconium

    Meconium is the earliest stool of a mammalian infant resulting from defecation. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water. Meconium, unlike later feces, is viscous and sticky like tar – its color usually being a very dark olive green and it is almost odorless. When diluted in amniotic fluid, it may appear in various shades of green, brown, or yellow. It should be completely passed by the end of the first few days after birth, with the stools progressing toward yellow (digested milk).

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  1. meconium

    Meconium refers to the earliest stool produced by a newborn. It is a thick, sticky, greenish-black substance composed of materials the infant ingested while in the womb, such as amniotic fluid, skin cells, and lanugo. It usually passes out of a baby's body for a few days after birth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Meconiumnoun

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  2. Meconiumnoun

    the contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement

  3. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , fr. poppy.]

Wikidata

  1. Meconium

    Meconium is the earliest stools of a mammalian infant. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water. Meconium, unlike later feces, is viscous and sticky like tar, its color usually being a very dark olive green; it is almost odorless. When diluted in amniotic fluid, it may appear in various shades of green, brown, or yellow. It should be completely passed by the end of the first few days of life, with the stools progressing toward yellow. Meconium is normally stored in the infant's bowel until after birth, but sometimes it is expelled into the amniotic fluid prior to birth or during labor and delivery. The stained amniotic fluid is recognised by medical staff as a sign of fetal distress, and puts the neonate at risk of meconium aspiration. Medical staff may aspirate the meconium from the nose and mouth of a newborn immediately after delivery in the event the baby shows signs of respiratory distress to decrease the risk of meconium aspiration syndrome.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Meconium

    The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn.

Entomology

  1. Meconium

    the substance excreted by certain metabolic insects soon after their emergence from the chrysalis or pupa.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of meconium in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of meconium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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