me·co·ni·um (m -k  n - m)n. A dark green fecal material that accumulates in the fetal intestines and is discharged at or near the time of birth. [Latin m cnium, poppy juice, from Greek mknion, from mkn, poppy.] |
meconium [mɪˈkəʊnɪəm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the dark green mucoid material that forms the first faeces of a newborn infant
2. (Law / Recreational Drugs) opium or the juice from the opium poppy
[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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| Noun | 1. |  meconium - thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn childfaecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels |
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