premature+birth
21premature delivery — A delivery by the seller of goods in advance of the time of delivery as fixed by the contract of sale. 46 Am J1st Sales § 232. See premature birth …
22premature 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 …
23multiple birth — Birth of more than one child from one pregnancy. Twins are most common, born in 1 of about every 80 pregnancies. Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg, which splits into two genetically identical embryos (though physical traits may …
24premature — 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 ,… …
25birth — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. ▪ normal ▪ difficult ▪ breech ▪ …
26birth — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ births 1) N VAR When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth. It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure... She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth... She… …
27birth — 1. Passage of the offspring from the uterus to the outside world; the act of being born. 2. Specifically, in the human, complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a fetus, irrespective of gestational age, and regardless of whether or not …
28preterm birth — (premature birth) birth of a baby before 37 weeks (259 days) of gestation (calculated from the first day of the mother s last menstrual period); a birth at less than 23 weeks is at present incompatible with life. Such factors as pre eclampsia,… …
29preterm birth — premature birth birth of a baby before 37 weeks (259 days) of gestation (calculated from the first day of the mother s last menstrual period); a birth at less than 23 weeks is at present incompatible with life. Such factors as pre eclampsia,… …
30premature — adj. Premature is used with these nouns: ↑baby, ↑birth, ↑death, ↑delivery, ↑demise, ↑end, ↑exit, ↑infant, ↑menopause, ↑mortality, ↑retirement, ↑termin …
