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# meconium

noun (meconium, uncountable)

«meconium» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science, health) The first poo of a newborn baby: dark green, thick and sticky, made from what the baby swallowed in the womb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons about babies and growing up, meconium is mentioned as a baby's first poo in the first day or two after birth. Midwives and doctors check for it to make sure the baby's gut is working. Phrases: pass meconium.

### Examples

- A newborn baby's first poo is called meconium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/#x1)
- Meconium is dark green and sticky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/#x2)
- The midwife checked that the baby had passed meconium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/#x3)
- After a few days, a baby's poo changes from meconium to yellow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/#x4)
- My aunt, who is a nurse, told us about meconium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/#x5)
- Meconium is made of things the baby swallowed before it was born. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Pronounced mi-KOH-nee-um. A medical word. Comes from Greek «mekon», poppy (from the dark colour).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «meconium» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«meconium» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meconium.html) on Mova free.