full-term infant

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• full-term — adj. Full term is used with these nouns: ↑baby, ↑infant, ↑pregnancy …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• Infant, post-term — 1. An overly mature baby that has not been born until well after the usual term pregnancy. A post term baby is one born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length of the pregnancy) is… …   Medical dictionary

• Infant formula — A substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively breastfeeding (that is, breastfeeding with no formula) for all full term, healthy infants for the first 6 months of life. However, many infants are… …   Medical dictionary

• term — 1. A definite or limited period. 2. A name or descriptive word or phrase. SEE ALSO: terminus, t. infant. [L. terminus, a limit, an end] * * * terminal * * * term tərm n the time at which a pregnancy of normal length terminates <had her baby at …   Medical dictionary

• infant — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ He is studying hearing in very young infants. ▪ month old, two month old, etc. ▪ newborn ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Infant vitamin requirements — Vitamins are organic substances that are essential in minute quantities for the proper growth, maintenance, and functioning of the baby. Vitamins must be obtained from food because the body cannot produce them. The exception is vitamin D, which… …   Medical dictionary

• Infant carbohydrate intake — Carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, sucrose, galactose, etc.) are sugars or several sugars linked together. Carbohydrates provide energy (calories) for the brain tissues, muscles, and other organs. Lactose is a carbohydrate consisting of glucose… …   Medical dictionary

• Infant iron supplementation — Iron is included in most infant formulas. Therefore, there is no evidence that iron supplementation is necessary for healthy formula fed, full term infants. In the past it was recommended that infants from birth to 4 months of age could receive a …   Medical dictionary

• Infant mineral requirements — Minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, iodine, copper and zinc) and trace elements (manganese, chromium, selenium, and molybdenum) are included in most infant formulas. Therefore, there is no evidence that mineral supplementation are… …   Medical dictionary

• Infant formula — An infant being fed from a baby bottle. Infant formula is a manufactured food designed and marketed for feeding to babies and infants under 12 months of age, usually prepared for bottle feeding or cup feeding from powder (mixed with water) or… …   Wikipedia