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PRETERM BABY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does preterm baby mean?
• PRETERM BABY (noun)
The noun PRETERM BABY has 1 sense:
1. an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
Familiarity information: PRETERM BABY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("preterm baby" is a kind of...):
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