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Medical Definition of Meconium aspiration
1. Syndrome caused by sucking of thick meconium into the lungs, usually by term or post-term infants (often small for gestational age) either in utero or with first breath. The resultant small airway obstruction may produce respiratory distress, tachypnea, cyanosis, pneumothorax, and/or pneumomediastinum. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meconium Aspiration
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