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noun
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.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin < Greek mēkṓnion, diminutive of mḗkōn poppy
1595–1605; < Latin < Greek mēkṓnion, diminutive of mḗkōn poppy
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meconium
"fecal discharge from a newborn infant," 1706, from L. meconium "excrement of a newborn child," from Gk. mekonion, lit. "poppy-juice, opium," dim. of mekon "poppy" (cognate with O.C.S. maku, Ger. Mohn "poppy"). So called by classical physicians for its resemblance.
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meconium me·co·ni·um (mĭ-kō'nē-əm)
n.
A dark green fecal material that accumulates in the fetal intestines and is discharged at or near the time of birth.
See opium.
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