Meconium [mekonium]

topical
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Terms

smolka

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Definition

The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn.

Annotation
check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN
DUI
D008470 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0013185

A Anatomy
A12.459 Feces 1 177
A12.459.529 Meconium 59
A12.459.764 Melena 95
A16.378 Fetus 1 465
A16.378.099 Aborted Fetus 28
A16.378.149 Amniotic Fluid 494
A16.378.200 Fetal Blood 235
A16.378.303 Fetal Heart 79
A16.378.529 Meconium 59
A16.378.693 Umbilical Cord 164
A16.378.857 Vernix Caseosa 13