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Word: Meconium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (denoting poppy juice): from Latin ‘opium, faeces of a newborn’, from Greek mēkōnion, from mēkōn ‘poppy’. The sense ‘faeces of a newborn’ dates from the early 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɪˈkəʊnɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the dark green substance forming the first faeces of a newborn infant.
Short Definition:dark green substance forming first faeces of newborn infant
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