Preterm Definition

prētûrm, prē-tûrm
adjective
Occurring or appearing before the expected time at the end of a full-term pregnancy.
Preterm labor; a preterm infant.
American Heritage Medicine
Of or having to do with premature birth, or born prematurely.
Webster's New World
noun
An infant born prematurely.
American Heritage Medicine
A preterm baby.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Preterm

Noun

Singular:
preterm
Plural:
preterms

Preterm Sentence Examples

  • There is diverse opinion and a lack of consensus about management of preterm birth due to the lack of clinical and scientific data.

  • This changed dramatically with the administration of supplemental oxygen to preterm infants in the late 1940s.

  • Very low birthweight infants with clinical seizures have a higher incidence of impairment than preterm infants without seizures 34.

  • Pregnant women infected with syphilis are also at increased risk for miscarriage, preterm labor, and stillbirth.

  • However there is no proof that routine intubation of all very preterm babies leads to decreased morbidity.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

Words Ending With

MRMERM

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