meconium
11Meconium — For the historical meaning of the term, see Opium. Meconium from 12 hour old newborn the baby s third bowel movement. Scale: 5 cm left to right. Meconium is the earliest stools of an infant. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials… …
12meconium — n. the first stools of a newborn baby, which are sticky and dark green and composed of cellular debris, mucus, and bile pigments. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid during labour indicates fetal distress. See also: (meconium) ileus,… …
13Meconium — Dark sticky material normally present in the intestine at birth and passed in the feces after birth. The passage of meconium before birth can be a sign of fetal distress. * * * 1. The first intestinal discharges of the newborn infant, greenish in …
14meconium — me•co•ni•um [[t]mɪˈkoʊ ni əm[/t]] n. phl the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L < Gk mēkṓnion opium, meconium, dim. of mḗkōn poppy …
15Meconium aspiration syndrome — Classification and external resources Micrograph of fetal membranes with meconium laden macrophages, a finding that may accompany meconium aspiration. H E stain …
16Meconium peritonitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 P78.0 ICD 9 777.6 Meconium peritonitis refers …
17Meconium ileus — Obstruction of the intestine (ileus) due to overly thick meconium, the dark sticky stuff that is normally present in the intestine at birth and, after trypsin and other enzymes from the pancreas have acted on it, is normally passed in the feces… …
18meconium 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… …
19meconium periorchitis — a rare condition seen in infant boys after meconium peritonitis has healed, characterized by a hydrocele of meconium in the scrotum that gradually hardens and often resolves spontaneously in time …
20meconium peritonitis — peritonitis resulting from perforation of the bowel into the peritoneal cavity in utero or shortly after birth, resulting in escape of meconium into the peritoneal cavity; it occurs most often as a complication of meconium ileus in cystic… …
