preterm
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pre·term
(prē′tûrm′, prē-tûrm′)adj.
Occurring or appearing before the expected time at the end of a full-term pregnancy: preterm labor; a preterm infant.
n.
An infant born prematurely.
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preterm
(ˌpriːˈtɜːm)adj
(Medicine) (of a baby) born prematurely
adv
prematurely
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pre•term
(priˈtɜrm)adj.
1. occurring earlier in pregnancy than expected.
n. 2. a baby born before the 37th week of pregnancy, esp. when undersized.
[1925–30]
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
preterm
n. pretérmino, lo que concierne a sucesos anteriores a completar el término de treinta y siete semanas en un embarazo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
preterm
adj pretérmino (inv); — contractions contracciones fpl pretérminoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.