meconium
21meconium plug — a mass of unusually thick or hard meconium, sometimes found causing intestinal obstruction in an infant; see meconium plug syndrome, under syndrome …
22meconium aspiration syndrome — the respiratory complications resulting from the passage and aspiration of meconium prior to or during delivery. Postterm infants and those who had hypoxia or acidosis in utero are at higher risk …
23meconium plug syndrome — intestinal obstruction in an infant due to unusually thick or hard meconium in which neither enzymatic nor ganglion cell deficiency can be demonstrated, most often seen in premature infants …
24meconium aspiration — a condition occurring during childbirth in which the baby inhales meconium into the lungs during delivery. This can cause plugs in the airways and the baby may become short of oxygen (hypoxic). Treatment is to assist breathing if necessary, with… …
25meconium — noun Etymology: Latin, literally, poppy juice, from Greek mēkōnion, from mēkōn poppy; akin to Old High German mago poppy Date: circa 1706 a dark greenish mass that accumulates in the bowel during fetal life and is discharged shortly after birth …
26MÉCONIUM — s. m. (On prononce Méconiome .) T. de Médec., emprunté du latin. Excrément que rend l enfant peu de temps après la naissance, et qui s était accumulé dans les gros intestins durant la grossesse …
27MÉCONIUM — n. m. T. de Médecine Matières visqueuses que rend l’enfant peu de temps après la naissance et qui s’étaient accumulées dans son intestin durant la grossesse …
28Meconium — Laudanum ist eine Flüssigkeit, die aus in Alkohol gelöstem Opium besteht. Sie war bis zum Verbot von Opiaten Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts ein weit verbreitetes Arzneimittel. Später nannte man Laudanum auch Opiumtinktur. Laudanum Medizinflasche… …
29meconium — n …
30meconium — /mi koh nee euhm/, n. 1. the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells. 2. fecal mass released at pupation by the larvae of some insects. 3. the milky sap of the unripe seed pods of the opium… …
