premature birth
premature birth · premature births
The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal developmentThe birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development.
Meaning
2 sensesThe birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development.
Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: premature births| Singular | premature birth |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpreemie