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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiration Disorders > Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Pregnancy Complications > Fetal Diseases > Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Fetal Diseases > Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Injury > Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Wounds and Injuries > Thoracic Injuries > Lung Injury > Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Preferred term

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aspiration, Meconium
  • Meconium Aspiration
  • Meconium Inhalation

Scope note

  • A condition caused by inhalation of MECONIUM into the LUNG of FETUS or NEWBORN, usually due to vigorous respiratory movements during difficult PARTURITION or respiratory system abnormalities. Meconium aspirate may block small airways leading to difficulties in PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE and ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA.

History note

  • 2006 (1988)

In other languages

  • mekoniumaspiraatio

    Finnish

  • aspiratio meconii
  • aspiratio meconii neonatalis
  • lapsenpihka-aspiraatio
  • mekoniumaspiraatio-oireyhtymä
  • mekoniumaspiraatiosyndrooma
  • vastasyntyneen mekoniumaspiraatio
  • Mekoniumaspirationssyndrom

    Swedish

  • Mekoniumaspiration

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008471

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