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1. (n.) meconium
the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L < Gk mēkṒnion opium, meconium, dim. of mēkōn poppy)
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1. (noun) meconium
thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
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1. (noun) meconium
opium
2. (noun) meconium
the contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement
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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.
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