MECONIUM


Meaning of MECONIUM in English

/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 poppy; crude opium.

[ 1595-1605; mekónion, dim. of mékon poppy ]

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