premature baby
1Premature baby — A baby born before 37 weeks of gestation have passed. Historically, the definition of prematurity was 2500 grams (about 5 1/2 pounds) or less at birth. The current World Health Organization definition of prematurity is a baby born before 37 weeks …
2premature baby — baby that is born before it reaches the full term of development, baby born before its time …
3premature 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, ↑ …
4premature — premature, untimely, forward, advanced, precocious are comparable though rarely interchangeable when they mean unduly early in coming, happening, or developing. Premature applies usually to something which takes place before its due or proper… …
5Premature 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… …
6premature — pre|ma|ture [ˈpremətʃə, tʃuə, ˌpreməˈtʃuə US ˌpri:məˈtʃur] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: praematurus, from maturus; MATURE1] 1.) happening before the natural or proper time ▪ his premature death due to cancer ▪ premature ageing of the… …
7premature — adjective 1 happening before the natural or proper time: His premature death at the age of 32 is a great loss. | premature ageing of the skin 2 pregnancy a premature baby is born before the usual time of birth: a premature birth | The baby was… …
8baby — ba|by1 W1S1 [ˈbeıbi] n plural babies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(young child)¦ 2¦(young animal)¦ 3¦(vegetable)¦ 4¦(youngest)¦ 5¦(woman)¦ 6¦(silly person)¦ 7¦(responsibility)¦ 8¦(thing)¦ …
9premature — pre|ma|ture [ ,primə tjur ] adjective * 1. ) happening too soon or before the usual time: Alcohol is responsible for many thousands of premature deaths each year. It s a little premature to talk about concluding a deal. 2. ) a premature baby is… …
10premature */ — UK [ˈpremətʃə(r)] / US [ˌprɪməˈtjʊr] adjective 1) happening too soon or before the usual time Alcohol is responsible for many thousands of premature deaths each year. It s a little premature to talk about concluding a deal. 2) medical a premature …
