MECONIUM


Meaning of MECONIUM in English

mə̇ˈkōnēəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, poppy juice, from Greek mēkōnion, from mēkōn poppy — more at maw

1. : opium

2.

[Latin, literally, poppy juice]

a. : a dark greenish mass of desquamated cells, mucus, and bile that accumulates in the bowel during fetal life and is discharged shortly after birth

b.

[New Latin, from Latin]

: a mass of fecal material discharged by some insect larvae at pupation

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