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meconium vs stool

stool vs meconium

meconium and stool both are nouns.

meconium is not a verb while stool is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meconium Yes No No No
stool Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stool is a hypernym of meconium; that is, stool is a word with a broader meaning than meconium:
  • meconium: thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
  • stool: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Other hypernyms of meconium include BM, dejection, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure.
meconium (noun) stool (noun)
thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child a simple seat without a back or arms
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
meconium (verb) stool (verb)
have a bowel movement
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
react to a decoy, of wildfowl
lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
Difference between meconium and stool

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