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meconium

me·co·ni·um [ mi kṓnee əm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
first feces of newborn baby: the dark greenish feces that have collected in the intestines of an unborn baby and are released shortly after birth

[Early 17th century. Via Latin, "poppy juice" < Greek mēkōnion< mēkōn "poppy"]
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