Anatomy

Meconium

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Meconiums

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, radiation effects, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN

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Tree Numbers

  1. A12.459w.529w
  2. A16.378w.529w

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NLM Classification

WQ 210.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Meconium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008470. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008470
  2. Meconium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meconium
  3. Meconium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937557