MECONIUM ASPIRATION
\mɛkˈə͡ʊni͡əm ˌaspəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \mɛkˈəʊniəm ˌaspəɹˈeɪʃən], \m_ɛ_k_ˈəʊ_n_iə_m ˌa_s_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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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.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).