premature birth (noun)

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• premature birth — noun a) The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development. b) Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage. See Also: preemie, preterm birth …   Wiktionary

• birth — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. ▪ normal ▪ difficult ▪ breech ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• incompetent cervix — noun (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth • Topics: ↑obstetrics, ↑OB, ↑tocology, ↑midwifery • Hypernyms: ↑cervix, ↑uterine cervix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Euphemism — A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Euphemism Euphemism] Webster s Online… …   Wikipedia

• preterm — 1. adjective Of a premature birth or baby. 2. noun A premature birth or baby …   Wiktionary

• pregnancy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reproduction, fertilization, gestation, gravidity, propagation, parturiency, germination, fecundation, productivity, fertility. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. gestation, fertilization, incubation, *the family way,… …   English dictionary for students

• slink — I. verb (slunk; also slinked; slinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slincan to creep; akin to Old English slingan to worm, twist Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lying-in — noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child she was in labor for six hours • Syn: ↑parturiency, ↑labor, ↑labour, ↑confinement, ↑travail, ↑childbed • Derivationa …   Useful english dictionary

• newborn baby — noun a baby from birth to four weeks • Syn: ↑neonate, ↑newborn, ↑newborn infant • Hypernyms: ↑baby, ↑babe, ↑infant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• newborn infant — noun a baby from birth to four weeks • Syn: ↑neonate, ↑newborn, ↑newborn baby • Hypernyms: ↑baby, ↑babe, ↑infant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• parturiency — noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child she was in labor for six hours • Syn: ↑labor, ↑labour, ↑confinement, ↑lying in, ↑travail, ↑childbed • Derivationally re …   Useful english dictionary