| Descriptor English: | Meconium |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Meconio |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Mecônio |
| Descriptor French: | Méconium |
| Entry term(s): |
Meconiums |
| Tree number(s): |
A12.459.529 A16.378.529 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008470 |
| Scope note: | 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. |
| Annotation: | check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects VI virology |
| DeCS ID: | 8640 |
| Unique ID: | D008470 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2005/06/30 |
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Meconium
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0013185 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Meconium |
| Entry term(s) |
Meconiums |
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