Respiratory distress in an infant born through meconium‐stained amniotic fluid where symptoms cannot otherwise be explained. It usually occurs in term or post‐term infants.
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(2008). Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. In: Baert, A.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35280-8_1519
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