MECONIUM


Meaning of MECONIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mi-ˈkō-nē-əm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.