Look up: meconium

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   meconium
   [n] - thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
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   Meconium
   The tick sticky, greenish-black faeces passed by babies during the first day or two after birth, which consists of bile, mucus, and shed intestinal cells.
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   meconium
   The dark, sticky substance released from a newborn's intestines into his first bowel movements. If visible in amniotic fluid prior to delivery, it can be a sign that the fetus is in distress.
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   Meconium
   Dark greenish material that builds up in the digestive system before birth, and usually starts being passed as bowel movements within 24 hours of birth.
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   Meconium
   thick, sticky, greenish-brown stool passed by a post-mature foetus, or one experiencing foetal distress, into the amniotic fluid, or by an infant during the first couple of days after birth
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   Meconium
   Meconium: Dark sticky material normally present in the intestine at birth and passed in the feces after birth. The passage of meconium before birth can be a sign of fetal distress. Common Misspellings: maconium
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   Meconium
   Me·co'ni·um noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... poppy.] (Medicine) (a) Opium. [ Obsolete] (b) The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement.
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   meconium
   <paediatrics> The first stools of the newborn. Typically thick, viscous, sticky and dark green. Usually sterile and odourless. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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   meconium
   noun thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
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    Meconium
    `Meconium` is the earliest stools of an 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 is sterile, unlike later feces, is viscous and sticky like tar, and has no odor. It should be completely passed by the end of the first few days of postpartum life, with the stools progressing toward yell...
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    meconium
    (mә-ko´ne-әm) dark green mucilaginous material in the intestine of the full-term fetus; this is the first type of feces passed by the newborn infant.
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    Meconium
    • (n.) Opium. • (n.) The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement.
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    meconium
    meconium 1. Poppy juice. 2. Opium. 3. In medicine, a dark green mucilaginous material in the intestine of the full term fetus, being a mixture of the secretions of the intestinal glands and some amniotic fluid. 4. The dark greenish feces that have collected in the intestines of an unborn baby and are released shortly after birth [from 'poppy juice', h...
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    Meconium
    An infant's first bowel movement. Meconium is generally dark green or black in color and is leftover residue from intestinal development during the fetal period. Meconium contains epithelial cells from the intestines, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile and water. Meconium is thick and tar-like. Unlike future bowel movements, there is no odor to ...
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