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premature infant — noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation • Syn: ↑premature baby, ↑preterm baby, ↑preterm infant, ↑preemie, ↑premie • Hypernyms: ↑neonate, ↑newborn, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
premature delivery — n expulsion of the human fetus after the 28th week of gestation but before the normal time * * * birth of a premature infant; see under infant … Medical dictionary
Premature birth — ] *anxietycite journal |author=Dole N, Savitz DA, Hertz Picciotto I, Siega Riz AM, McMahon MJ, Buekens P |title=Maternal stress and preterm birth |journal=Am. J. Epidemiol. |volume=157 |issue=1 |pages=14–24 |year=2003 |pmid=12505886… … Wikipedia
premature — 1. Occurring before the usual or expected time. 2. Denoting an infant born at a gestational age of less than 37 weeks; birth weight is no longer considered a critical criterion for use of this designation. [L. praematurus, too early, fr. prae ,… … Medical dictionary
infant — n. 1) to nurse, suckle; wean an infant 2) a newborn; premature infant 3) (misc.) infant mortality (see also baby7 11,13) * * * [ ɪnfənt] premature infant suckle wean an infant a new born to nurse (misc.) infant mortality (see also baby 7 11,13) … Combinatory dictionary
premature baby — noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation • Syn: ↑preterm baby, ↑premature infant, ↑preterm infant, ↑preemie, ↑premie • Hypernyms: ↑neonate, ↑newborn, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
premature — prematurely, adv. prematurity, prematureness, n. /pree meuh choor , toor , tyoor , pree meuh choor / or, esp. Brit., /prem euh , prem euh /, adj. 1. occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement. 2. mature or ripe before the… … Universalium
Infant respiratory distress syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 P22 ICD 9 769 … Wikipedia
Infant mortality — World infant mortality rates in 2008[1] Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths (one year of age or younger) per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the… … Wikipedia
Infant — Baby redirects here. For other uses, see Baby (disambiguation). Newborn redirects here. For the song by Muse, see New Born. For the moth, see Infant (moth). An infant sleeping … Wikipedia
