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meconium [mə′kō·nē·əm]
(embryology) A greenish mass of mucous, desquamated epithelial cells, lanugo, and vernix caseosa that collects in the fetal intestine, becoming the first fecal discharge of the newborn. Meconium the normal feces of the newborn. Meconium is formed in the intestinal tract of the fetus and is excreted at birth and for a day or two thereafter. It consists of an odorless, dark-green, homogeneous mass of secretions of various sections of the digestive tract, desquamated epithelium, and swallowed amniotic fluids. By the fourth or fifth day after birth the meconium is replaced by the normal feces of the nursing infant. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The researchers analyzed samples of the infants' meconium, the first bowel movement that occurs after birth, and cord blood to determine phthalate levels. CordStat is a new alternative to testing a newborn's meconium for the presence of drugs. The remaining nine papers discuss toxic element testing with clinical specimens; alcohol testing; urinary adulterants and drugs of abuse testing; hair, oral fluid, sweat, and meconium testing for drugs of abuse; abused and designer drugs and how they escape detection; interpretation of amphetamines screening and confirmation testing; clinical false-positive drug test results; and providing expert witness for alcohol and positive drugs of abuse test results. |
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