Meconium

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Meconium
TermMeconium
Short definitionthick, sticky, greenish-brown stool passed by a postmature fetus, or one experiencing fetal distress, into the amniotic fluid, or by an infant during the first couple of days after birth
TypeMedical term
SpecialtyGeneral
LanguageEnglish
SourceAMA
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Meconium (definition) thick, sticky, greenish-brown stool passed by a postmature fetus, or one experiencing fetal distress, into the amniotic fluid, or by an infant during the first couple of days after birth

==Meconium (overview)==