Definition of meconium Meconium

me•co•ni•um

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Plural: meconiums

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

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meconium (Noun)
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.
meconium (Noun)
opium.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

meconium (n.)
Opium.
meconium (n.)
The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

meconium
The first stool of a newborn which consists of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus.

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meconium, noun, singular of meconiums.

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