LP7413-0
Meconium
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Descriptions
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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Meconium is the earliest stools of an infant. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water. Meconium is almost sterile and, unlike later feces, is viscous and sticky like tar, and has no odor. It should be completely over after a few days, with the stools progressing toward yellow (digested milk). The term meconium derives from meconium-arion, meaning "opium-like", in reference either to its tarry appearance or to Aristotle's belief that it induces sleep in the fetus. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Meconium
- Part Display Name
- Meconium
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Mec
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 胎便 Synonyms: 胎尿; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Méconium |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Me Synonyms: Mekoonium |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Meconio |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Meconio |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Mekonyum |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Меконий |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | meconium |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Méconium |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Méconium |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | smółka |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Μηκώνιο Synonyms: Μηκώνιο |
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