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meconium

me·co·nium

UK/mɪˈkəʊnɪ.əm/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

Origin

From Latin mēcōnium (“opium; excrement of a newborn child”), from Ancient Greek μηκώνιον (mēkṓnion, “poppy-juice, opium”), from μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”).

Phrases

  • meconium aspiration
  • meconium ileus

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