prematurity
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Prematurity — Pre ma*tu ri*ty, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]maturit[ e].] The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prematurity — Historically, the definition of prematurity was 2500 grams (about 5 1/2 pounds) or less at birth. The current World Health Organization definition of prematurity is a baby born before 37 weeks of gestation, counting from the first day of the Last … Medical dictionary
prematurity — premature ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring or done before the proper time. 2) (of a baby) born before the end of the full term of gestation. DERIVATIVES prematurely adverb prematurity noun. ORIGIN Latin praematurus very early … English terms dictionary
prematurity — noun see premature … New Collegiate Dictionary
prematurity — See prematurely. * * * … Universalium
prematurity — Synonyms and related words: forwardness, haste, hastiness, impropriety, impulse, impulsiveness, inappropriateness, inauspiciousness, inconvenience, inexpedience, infelicity, inopportuneness, inopportunity, intempestivity, interruption, intrusion … Moby Thesaurus
prematurity — premÉ™ tÊŠrÉ™tɪ / tʃʊər n. state of being excessively early; hurriedness, hastiness, rashness, impetuousness … English contemporary dictionary
prematurity — pre·maturity … English syllables
prematurity — noun the state of being premature • Syn: ↑prematureness • Derivationally related forms: ↑premature, ↑premature (for: ↑prematureness) • Hypernyms: ↑imm … Useful english dictionary
Retinopathy of prematurity — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 11442 ICD10 = ICD10|H|35|1|h|30 ICD9 = ICD9|362.21 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = oph eMedicineTopic = 413 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|1998 | MeshID = D012178 Retinopathy of… … Wikipedia
