me·co·ni·um

(mĭ-kō′nē-əm)

A dark green fecal material that accumulates in the fetal intestines and is discharged at or near the time of birth.

[Latin mēcōnium, poppy juice, from Greek mēkōnion, from mēkōn, poppy.]

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meconium

(mɪˈkəʊnɪəm)

1. (Physiology) the dark green mucoid material that forms the first faeces of a newborn infant

2. (Recreational Drugs) opium or the juice from the opium poppy

[C17: from New Latin, from Latin: poppy juice (used also of infant's excrement because of similarity in colour), from Greek mēkōneion, from mēkōn poppy]

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me•co•ni•um

(mɪˈkoʊ ni əm)

n.

the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.

[1595–1605; < Latin < Greek mēkṓnion opium, meconium, diminutive of mḗkōn poppy]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Translations

meconio

me·co·ni·um

n. meconio;

primera fecalización del recién nacido.

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meconium

n meconio

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In infants, the presentation of CF includes meconium ileus and failure to thrive.

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In neonates, the most common causes include intestinal atresia, meconium ileus, Hirschsprung disease, and malrotation.

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The development of neonatal intestinal obstruction secondary to meconium ileus is the earliest clinical manifestation of CF (22).

Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Cystic Fibrosis in the Genomic Era

Malfunction of CFTR channel leads to manifestation of multisystem diseases including airway disease, pancreatic failure, meconium ileus, male infertility and elevated levels of Na and Cl in sweat (3, 4).

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Patients can also present with chronic gastrointestinal manifestations including acute or recurrent pancreatitis, pancreatic insufficiency causing steatorrhea and failure to thrive, neonatal cholestasis, and meconium ileus [21].

Newborn Screening Saves Lives but Cannot Replace the Need for Clinical Vigilance

The patient is a 22-year-old woman of Caucasian origin diagnosed with CF shortly after birth, due to meconium ileus, which was operated on the second day of life.

A Case Report of Pulmonary Exacerbation after Initiation of Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor Therapy in a CF Female with Complicated Lung Disease

Segmental volvulus has been described as twisting of bowel loops due to an anomaly such as meconium ileus (related to cystic fibrosis), atresia, mesenteric defects, duplication or mesenteric cysts, congenital diaphragmatic hernia or abdominal wall defects, or alternatively can be classified as idiopathic [7].

Fetal Midgut Volvulus with Meconium Peritonitis Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound

Plain film diagnosis in meconium plug syndrome, meconium ileus and neonatal Hirschsprung's disease.

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Meconium Ileus is frequently described as a significant clinical evidence for CF and these infants should be screen promptly as advocated by Sawicka et al.14 from Poland and Mushtaq et al.

Clinical and laboratory profile of children with Cystic Fibrosis: Experience of a tertiary care center in Pakistan

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Past medical history noted the diagnosis of meconium ileus in the neonatal period, after which ileal resection and anastomsis was performed.

A rare cause of ileus in an infant: a case of gossypiboma

Alfie was diagnosed with meconium ileus shortly after birth.

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