PREMATURE INFANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does premature infant mean? 

• PREMATURE INFANT (noun)
  The noun PREMATURE INFANT has 1 sense:

1. an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

  Familiarity information: PREMATURE INFANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREMATURE INFANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

preemie; premature baby; premature infant; premie; preterm baby; preterm infant

Hypernyms ("premature infant" is a kind of...):

neonate; newborn (a baby from birth to four weeks)

 Context examples 

Retinopathy of prematurity occurs in premature infants who are born before the retinal vessels complete their normal growth.

(Immature Retinopathy of Prematurity, NICHD)

Prior to the development of ROP in the premature infant, vascularization of the retina is incomplete or "immature".

(Immature Retinal Vasculature in Zone 1, NICHD)

It is most often seen in premature infants that need mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome.

(Interstitial Emphysema, NCI Thesaurus)

Deficiency of pulmonary surfactant results in respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants.

(Lung Surfactant, NCI Thesaurus)

Rickets that usually affects premature infants.

(Neonatal Rickets, NCI Thesaurus)

A serious disorder affecting newborns, particularly premature infants.

(Hyaline Membrane Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Retinal vessels in premature infants which do not complete their normal growth.

(Immature Retinal Vasculature, NICHD)

Researchers analyzed data collected as part of the Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program study, an effort to understand respiratory difficulties in extremely premature infants during the first year of life.

(Diuretic therapy for extremely preterm infants does not alleviate respiratory problems, National Institutes of Health)

It is usually seen in neonates, particularly premature infants.

(Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Premature infants are at risk for a broad spectrum of life-long cognitive and learning disabilities.

(Lack of Oxygen, Not Blood Flow, Delays Brain Maturation in Preterm Infants, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)