meconium

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Sometimes the meconium can become impacted within the rectum or small colon of foals -- thus, the term meconium impaction.

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  1. noun A dark green fecal material that accumulates in the fetal intestines and is discharged at or near the time of birth.

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  • All patients showed similar severity of illness before ECMO with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and meconium aspiration syndrome the most frequent illnesses. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • The meconium should be passed within 24-48 hours after birth. —  TheHorse.com News
  • The darker meconium will be followed by much softer, lighter colored milk feces. —  TheHorse.com News
  • To avoid the straining involved in passing the meconium, many people routinely give foals enemas shortly after birth. —  TheHorse.com News
  • Sometimes the meconium can become impacted within the rectum or small colon of foals -- thus, the term meconium impaction. —  TheHorse.com News
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  1. Latin mēcōnium, poppy juice, from Greek mēkōnion, from mēkōn, poppy.

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  1. from Latin meconium, from Greek μηκώνιον, poppy-juice, the first feces of infants, from μήκων, the poppy: see meconic.
 

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