Preferred Label : meconium;
Definition : 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. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0025047;
Origin ID : RID1551;
UMLS CUI : C0025047;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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. [MeSH]