Meconium Definition

mĭ-kōnē-əm
noun
The greenish fecal matter in a fetus, forming the first bowel movement of a newborn infant.
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Origin of Meconium

  • From Latin mÄ“cōnium (“opium; excrement of a newborn child"), from Ancient Greek μηκώνιον (mÄ“kōnion, “poppy-juice, opium"), from μήκων (mÄ“kōn, “poppy").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin mēcōnium poppy juice from Greek mēkōnion from mēkōn poppy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Meconium Sentence Examples

  • It was impossible to say when the meconium aspiration took place.

  • However, with her third baby, Jude, Rachael decided to transfer to hospital after her waters broke and her baby passed meconium.

  • Despite being over three weeks late Mia had no meconium in her water at all.

  • Ninety-five percent of infants with inhaled meconium clear the lungs spontaneously.

  • The baby became distressed at the end of the labor and swallowed meconium.

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